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Runaway Bay Texas Map

Explore Runaway Bay, 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 Runaway Bay, Texas

How to Use This Runaway Bay, Texas Map

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

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	Runaway Bay
State	Texas (TX)
County	Wise County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.167894
Longitude	-97.87837
Population	1,546
Density	237.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76426
Area Code	254
County Seat	Decatur
School District	Bridgeport Independent School District

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About Runaway Bay, Texas

Runaway Bay is a locality in Wise County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,546. The population density is 237.1 people per km². Runaway Bay is located at 33.1679°N, 97.8784°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Runaway Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76426.

Runaway Bay occupies a landscape of rugged limestone outcrops and undulating plains that stretch toward the horizon, where the distant Belknap Hills shimmer in the heat of a late afternoon. It lies 26.9 miles northwest of Azle, TX (from Azle, TX: bearing 314°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-southwest of Bridgeport. The terrain is defined by the expansive, irregular shoreline of Lake Bridgeport, whose waters reflect the changing moods of the Texas sky from a pale, dusty blue to a deep, bruised violet. Nearby, the quiet meanderings of Jasper Creek carve through the soil, feeding the thirsty scrub and post oaks that dominate the local vegetation. The air here carries the dry, earthen scent of the prairie, holding a stillness that is only broken by the occasional low-frequency hum of a distant engine or the sharp cry of a hawk circling above the dry brush of the nearby Devils Den.

History in Runaway Bay is measured in the slow, persistent reclamation of the land by those who favor the solitude of the interior over the dense thickets of the east. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the surrounding earth, where ranching and the management of water resources sustain a quiet, deliberate way of life. Residents often look toward the nearby Sid Richardson Scout Ranch, a vast tract of land that preserves the wilder character of the region, while the influence of the Lyndon B Johnson National Grassland remains evident in the untamed stretches of prairie grass that sway in the northern wind. Runaway Bay functions as a place of transition between the encroaching modern sprawl and the deep, silent endurance of the plains, where the pace of the day is dictated less by the clock and more by the gradual descent of the sun behind the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Bridgeport WWII Training Site (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 074° E
Hyde Cemetery (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 233° SW
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (Park) — 3.2 mi, 357° N
Toll Bridge & Old Bridgeport (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 071° E
Northwest OHV Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 041° NE
Wise County Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 010° N
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 12.8 mi, 025° NE · 20k acres
Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 291° W
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 140° SE
Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 277° W
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 17.5 mi, 285° W
Chimney Swift Tower (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 053° NE
Cross Timbers Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 20.6 mi, 050° NE
Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 23.0 mi, 187° S
North Side Consolidated School (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 164° S
Penitentiary Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.5 mi, 200° S
World's Largest Bowie Knife (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 006° N
Azle Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 134° SE
Eagle Mountain Park (Waterfowl Production Area) — 27.9 mi, 126° SE
Greetings from Mineral Wells (Public Artwork) — 28.3 mi, 209° SW
Vintage Car Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 170° S
Museum of the Americas (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 170° S
Doss Heritage and Culture Center (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 169° S
Fort Worth Nature Center And Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 30.4 mi, 133° SE
Rocking K Ranch (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 046° NE
Vernon Solomon Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 34.0 mi, 107° E
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.3 mi, 002° N · 1,644 acres
Pearls Dance Hall (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 131° SE
Newton Field (Stadium) — 40.9 mi, 263° W
Roger R Fawcett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 43.2 mi, 211° SW

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