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Rotan Texas Map

Explore Rotan, 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 Rotan, Texas

How to Use This Rotan, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rotan, 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 Rotan.

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	Rotan
State	Texas (TX)
County	Fisher County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.85205
Longitude	-100.465665
Population	1,332
Density	254.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79546
Area Code	806
County Seat	Roby
School District	Rotan Independent School District

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About Rotan, Texas

Rotan is a locality in Fisher County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,332. The population density is 254.2 people per km². Rotan is located at 32.8520°N, 100.4657°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rotan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79546.

Rotan anchors itself firmly upon the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Texas plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the day. It lies 26.6 miles north of Sweetwater, TX (from Sweetwater, TX: bearing 352°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west of Hamlin. The land here is defined by a rhythmic, undulating openness, broken only by the sharp, distant silhouette of Devils Backbone to the west and the subtle, shadowed incision of Tige Canyon a few miles to the south. Hackberry Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the local terrain, its presence marked by the gnarled growth of hardy brush that clings to the banks. When the light shifts toward evening, the sky takes on a bruised violet hue, casting long, thin shadows across the prairie that make the earth seem to pulse with a quiet, ancient endurance.

Rotan exists as a testament to the stubborn persistence of agriculture and industry in a landscape that demands much from those who occupy it. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth and the output of nearby operations, including the rigorous environmental stewardship practiced at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (W.T. Martin Ranch). Life here moves in accordance with the slow turn of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the outside world, occasionally drawing residents toward the quiet stillness of Gober Lake for a respite from the heat. This is a place where the social fabric is held together by shared labor and the long, uninterrupted history of those who chose to make a life on this high, dry ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Organization of Fisher County (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 145° SE
Fisher County (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 145° SE
Hobbs Independent School District (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 237° SW
Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (W.T. Martin Ranch) (Park) — 9.1 mi, 210° SW
Oriana Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 005° N
Newman Park (Local Park) — 25.3 mi, 173° S
Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 172° S
Towle Memorial Park (Local Park) — 28.6 mi, 248° W
Lake Sweetwater Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 29.6 mi, 162° S
Lake Alan Henry Wildlife Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 34.8 mi, 293° NW
Sam Wahl Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 38.2 mi, 291° W
Cowboy Country Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 080° E
Heart of West Texas Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 216° SW
Maddin Prairie (Park) — 41.6 mi, 207° SW
Lake Colorado City State Park (State Park) — 44.2 mi, 217° SW
Fort Phantom Hill (Attraction) — 48.0 mi, 107° E
Arrow Sculture (Public Artwork) — 49.1 mi, 333° NW
Myers Memorial Arena (Stadium) — 49.2 mi, 121° SE
Morgan Jones Planetarium (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 123° SE
Petrified Tree (Attraction) — 49.8 mi, 121° SE
Behrens Auditorium (Theatre) — 49.8 mi, 121° SE
Van Ellis Theatre (Theatre) — 49.9 mi, 121° SE
Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 51.2 mi, 121° SE
Women for Abilene Christian University Museum (Museum) — 51.3 mi, 121° SE
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.4 mi, 331° NW · 14k acres
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 52.7 mi, 142° SE
CCC stonework (Historic Ruins) — 54.6 mi, 141° SE
Fort Chadbourne (Historic Castle / Fort) — 57.8 mi, 167° S

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