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Shafter Texas Map

Explore Shafter, 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 Shafter, Texas

How to Use This Shafter, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.820173
Longitude	-104.303253
Population	20
Density	1.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	79843, 79850
Area Code	915
County Seat	Marfa

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About Shafter, Texas

Shafter is a locality in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 20. The population density is 1.0 people per km². Shafter is located at 29.8202°N, 104.3033°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79843, 79850.

Shafter exists as a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the low-slung horizon of the high desert meets a sky of immense, unbroken clarity. It lies 169.0 miles southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 136°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northeast of Presidio. The Cibolo Creek carves a thin, vital ribbon through the arid earth, its seasonal path offering a meager reprieve to the dust-coated scrub and hardy succulents that cling to the limestone-strewn ground. Four miles to the north, the rugged profile of Cerro Tren rises against the light, serving as a silent sentinel over the plains. The air here carries a dry, metallic sharpness, cooling rapidly as the sun dips behind the distant, jagged silhouettes, casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the basin of La Boquilla. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the quality of light takes on a pale, amber hue, illuminating the geological patience of the landscape where the earth seems to hold its breath under the weight of the heat.

Shafter bears the quiet scars of a silver-mining legacy that once drew prospectors into these desolate reaches, leaving behind the weathered remnants of structures that now serve as monuments to vanished industry. While the bustling commerce of the past has long since retreated, the local rhythm remains tethered to the vast, open spaces and the resilience required to thrive in such a remote corridor. The proximity to Big Bend Ranch State Park invites a steady, sparse stream of wanderers who come to witness the raw, unadorned beauty of the high desert, far removed from the clamor of dense urban centers. Life in Shafter proceeds with a deliberate, singular focus, dictated by the cycles of the sun and the enduring needs of the land, maintaining a character that is as lean and unyielding as the rock beneath its feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Here Milton Faver (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 213° SW
Brooks Cemetery (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 194° S
Big Bend Ranch State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 137° SE
Elephant Rock (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 020° N
Milton Faver Ranches (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 021° N
Chinati Mountains (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 269° W
Casa Ramon (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 121° SE
Vasques House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 139° SE
Kellogg Park (Local Park) — 18.2 mi, 190° S
Daly Park (Local Park) — 18.4 mi, 194° S
Midwestern State University Dalquest Desert Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 34.0 mi, 120° SE
Chinati Foundation (Attraction) — 37.0 mi, 027° NE
Untitled (dawn To Dusk) (Public Artwork) — 37.1 mi, 026° NE
Marfa and Presidio County Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 026° NE
Glitch Gallery (Gallery) — 37.9 mi, 026° NE
Maintenant (Gallery) — 39.1 mi, 029° NE
Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 45.4 mi, 073° E
Big Bend National Park (National Park) — 50.5 mi, 140° SE · 785k acres
Big Bend Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 50.6 mi, 140° SE · 577k acres
Big Bend (Wilderness Study Area) — 51.0 mi, 142° SE · 182 acres
Ranga Theatres (Cinema) — 53.4 mi, 046° NE
Granada Theatre (Theatre) — 53.5 mi, 046° NE
Museum of the Big Bend (Museum) — 54.1 mi, 046° NE
Christmas Mountains Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 54.5 mi, 117° SE
Davis Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 56.0 mi, 009° N
Starlingua Ranch (Attraction) — 56.1 mi, 110° E
Davis Mountains State Park (State Park) — 57.0 mi, 022° N
McDonald Observatory (Attraction) — 61.7 mi, 016° N
Neill Museum (Museum) — 65.5 mi, 021° N
Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 65.5 mi, 021° N

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