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Rule Texas Map

Explore Rule, 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 Rule, Texas

How to Use This Rule, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.184545
Longitude	-99.893706
Population	561
Density	310.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	79547, 79548
Area Code	806
County Seat	Haskell
School District	Rule Independent School District

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About Rule, Texas

Rule is a locality in Haskell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 561. The population density is 310.8 people per km². Rule is located at 33.1845°N, 99.8937°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rule is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 79547, 79548.

Rule emerges from the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Texas plains, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, flat geometry of earth and sky. It lies 51.7 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-northwest of Haskell. The air here holds a thin, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every silhouette, from the distant, hazy rise of Flat Top Mountain to the sparse, wind-bent mesquite trees that dot the horizon. Willow Creek carves a shallow, meandering trace through the soil three miles away, acting as a quiet artery for a landscape that favors resilience over abundance. At dusk, the light softens into a bruised lavender, casting long, melancholic shadows across the fields and turning the dust of the plains into a fine, shimmering haze that lingers until the stars claim the dark.

Rule sustains itself on the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of agricultural persistence, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of cotton and grain. The town carries the quiet weight of generations who learned to read the clouds and respect the seasonal drought, finding a steady, unassuming purpose in the cultivation of the surrounding acreage. Beyond the immediate grid of streets, the terrain deepens toward the rugged creases of Beaver Canyon, while the stillness of Bitter Lake offers a singular, reflective pause six miles from the houses. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-settled place, where the simple architecture of the buildings echoes the straightforward, honest character of the people who maintain them, and the occasional excursion to Civil Center Park provides a rare, communal intersection with the wilder, scrub-covered reaches of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rule Veteran's Memorial Monument (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 081° E
The Mackenzie Trail (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 227° SW
Haskell County (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 102° E
Civil Center Park (Local Park) — 9.5 mi, 103° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 17.2 mi, 164° S
Cowboy Country Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 162° S
Oriana Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 268° W
Knox County Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 011° N
Throckmorton County Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 089° E
Fort Phantom Hill (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 162° S
6666 Ranch (Public Artwork) — 39.9 mi, 320° NW
The Old Jail Art Center (Arts Centre) — 42.0 mi, 135° SE
Officer’s Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 42.1 mi, 115° SE
Sea Bee Park (Local Recreation) — 45.6 mi, 166° S
Baylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 052° NE
Flying “A” Car Museum (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 132° SE
Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (W.T. Martin Ranch) (Park) — 48.7 mi, 231° SW
Myers Memorial Arena (Stadium) — 49.3 mi, 170° S
Petrified Tree (Attraction) — 49.7 mi, 169° S
Behrens Auditorium (Theatre) — 49.7 mi, 169° S
Van Ellis Theatre (Theatre) — 49.8 mi, 169° S
Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 50.3 mi, 168° S
Lake Sweetwater Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 56.4 mi, 205° SW
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.7 mi, 292° W · 14k acres
Copper Breaks State Park (State Park) — 63.7 mi, 007° N
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 64.4 mi, 180° S
Lake Alan Henry Wildlife Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 65.4 mi, 263° W
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 68.4 mi, 338° N

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