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Ross Texas Map

Explore Ross, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ross, Texas

How to Use This Ross, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ross, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ross.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ross
State	Texas (TX)
County	McLennan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.728188
Longitude	-97.112325
Population	245
Density	54.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77566, 76691
Area Code	281, 325
County Seat	Waco
School District	West Independent School District

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About Ross, Texas

Ross is a locality in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 54.1 people per km². Ross is located at 31.7282°N, 97.1123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ross is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77566, 76691.

Ross sits upon the expansive, sun-bleached plains of Central Texas, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the weight of vertical relief. It lies 8.6 miles north of Bellmead, TX (from Bellmead, TX: bearing 356°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Lacy-Lakeview. The land here carries a quiet, persistent stillness, defined by the slow movement of White Rock Creek as it winds through the prairie grasses just a mile from the center of Ross. During the golden hour, the light takes on a thick, honeyed quality, catching the dust motes that hang suspended in the dry air above the flat, fertile earth. To the west, the landscape deepens into the quiet expanse that eventually gives way to the broader basin of Waco Lake, providing a sense of scale to a geography defined more by its vast openness than by any singular, dramatic feature.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of Ross, with the surrounding fields bearing witness to the cycles of planting and harvest that have long anchored the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers a modest respite for those seeking the solitude of the outdoors, with Unknown Park providing a slice of preserved nature five miles away for an afternoon's reflection. Residents often look toward the nearby Cameron Park Hike and Bike Trail when they desire a more structured connection to the terrain, finding in its winding paths a necessary counterpoint to the rigid grid of the rural roads. Life here moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that has learned to accommodate the seasons, where the history of the region is felt not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, steady persistence of the people who cultivate this inland prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Crash at Crush (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 021° N
White Rock Cemetery (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 221° SW
John Silas Edens (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 221° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 011° N
Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 4.6 mi, 207° SW
Hayrides and Farm experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.9 mi, 211° SW
(19) Sheepdog & Horse-training (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.9 mi, 210° SW
James Connally Golf Course (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 153° SE
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 9.1 mi, 203° SW · 5 acres
Riverbend Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 200° S
Waco Water Park/Tennis Center (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 199° S
Waco Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 209° SW
Buzzard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 194° S
Waco Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.1 mi, 212° SW
Helen Marie Taylor Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 187° S
Getterman Stadium (Stadium) — 13.0 mi, 185° S
Texas Scottish Rite Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 191° S
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 233° SW · 348 acres
Waco Traffic Circle (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 185° S
Practically Pikasso (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 194° S
Waco Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 15.3 mi, 190° S
Hill County Cellblock Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 357° N
Hillsboro Arts League (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 357° N
Reflections Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 357° N
Willie Nelson (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 357° N
Whitney museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 322° NW
Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 33.5 mi, 106° E
Mother Neff State Park (State Park) — 34.2 mi, 217° SW

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