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Shady Shores Texas Map

Explore Shady Shores, 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 Shady Shores, Texas

How to Use This Shady Shores, Texas Map

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

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	Shady Shores
State	Texas (TX)
County	Denton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.167655
Longitude	-97.043638
Population	2,764
Density	331.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76208
Area Code	817
County Seat	Denton
School District	Denton Independent School District

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About Shady Shores, Texas

Shady Shores is a locality in Denton County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,764. The population density is 331.4 people per km². Shady Shores is located at 33.1677°N, 97.0436°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shady Shores is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76208.

Shady Shores occupies a verdant expanse of North Texas, defined largely by the expansive, shimmering presence of Lake Lewisville. It lies 2.2 miles east-northeast of Corinth, TX (from Corinth, TX: bearing 69°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-southeast of Denton. The land here manifests as a series of gentle, wooded slopes that descend toward the water, where the horizon is often punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of The Backbone. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of oaks and elms, casting long, fractured shadows across the earth as it approaches the quiet banks of the Elm Fork Trinity River. Within the Lewisville Recreation Area, the air carries a distinct heaviness, thick with the scent of damp soil and the persistent, rhythmic hum of insects that thrive in the humid, inland climate.

Shady Shores maintains a character forged by the transition from rural acreage to a deliberate, residential pace of life. While the local economy remains tethered to the broader regional growth of the metroplex, the residents of Shady Shores preserve a quiet autonomy, often seen walking or cycling the nearby Rail Trail to reconnect with the landscape. The history of the area is not found in grand monuments, but in the slow accumulation of homes that have gradually claimed the perimeter of the lake, shifting the focus from agricultural use to the stewardship of the shoreline. Even as the pace of the modern world accelerates nearby, the daily existence here retains a stillness, marked by the way the light fades over the water each evening, turning the surface to a muted, metallic gray.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Corinth Community Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 184° S
Lewisville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 001° N
Lewisville Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 351° N
Big Sandy Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 106° E
Leo the Lion (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 231° SW
Corinth Shiloh Cemetery (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 256° W
Agora Commons (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 221° SW
Swisher Cemetery (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 161° S
1848 Denton County Seat (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 238° SW
Lake Dallas Stadium (Stadium) — 3.2 mi, 159° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 097° E
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 001° N
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 302° NW
Redbud Theater Complex (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 310° NW
Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 310° NW
Denton Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 6.9 mi, 304° NW
Sky Theater Planetarium (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 298° NW
Explorium (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 308° NW
Bob Jones Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 207° SW
Thegallery8680 (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 095° E
Space Shuttle VR (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 180° S
The Real Unreal (Gallery) — 13.9 mi, 179° S
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth (Theme Park) — 13.9 mi, 180° S
Bubble Planet Experience (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 180° S
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 30.1 mi, 300° NW · 20k acres
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 36.5 mi, 174° S
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 60.1 mi, 073° E · 18k acres

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