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Sheldon Texas Map

Explore Sheldon, 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 Sheldon, Texas

How to Use This Sheldon, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.859771
Longitude	-95.133161
Population	2,361
Density	364.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77049
Area Code	713, 832, 281, 346
County Seat	Houston
School District	Sheldon Independent School District

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About Sheldon, Texas

Sheldon is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,361. The population density is 364.1 people per km². Sheldon is located at 29.8598°N, 95.1332°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77049.

Sheldon emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the coastal plain as a landscape defined by the persistent pull of moisture and the slow, rhythmic drainage of the earth. It lies 4.8 miles east-northeast of Beaumont Place, TX (from Beaumont Place, TX: bearing 64°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-southeast of Atascocita. Granite Creek meanders through the low-lying terrain a mere mile away, its presence marked by the thick, verdant growth of riparian brush that thrives in the damp, heavy air. To the north, the horizon remains unobstructed, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Barbers Hill, which offers the only significant variation in an otherwise level topography. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, liquid quality, turning the sky a bruised violet that reflects off the surface of the Sheldon Reservoir, where the stillness of the water creates a mirror for the towering, thunderous clouds that frequently gather above the basin of Spring Gully.

Sheldon carries the quiet weight of a region shaped by the intersection of industrial ambition and the enduring encroachment of the wild. The local economy maintains a steady, industrious hum, tethered to the infrastructure that supports the nearby transit corridors and the sprawling, utilitarian reaches of the gulf landscape. Residents often find respite in the Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, a sanctuary where the dense, tangled undergrowth serves as a reminder of the raw, untamed nature that preceded the development of the surrounding tracts. While the R P Harris Elementary SPARK Park Trail provides a distant point of local recreation, the character of Sheldon is found in the daily movement of its people, who navigate a territory where the proximity of Diamond Island and the winding path of Old River underscore a deep, ancestral connection to the shifting, water-logged soil of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 284° W
Gene Green Beltway 8 Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 228° SW
Sheldon Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 261° W
Kathryn J Whitmire Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 124° SE
Dwight D. Eisenhower Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 359° N
Alexander Deussen Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 338° N
Park (Park) — 3.7 mi, 169° S
Harrison Barrett (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 073° E
Humphrey Jackson (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 067° NE
White Cemetery (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 094° E
Wortham / Hershey Greenspace (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 284° W
Kaminski Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 113° SE
Proctor Museum of Natural Science (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 212° SW
Ingenia Polymers Houston (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 184° S
Kinder Morgan Coal Terminal (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 188° S
Tracey's Theatre (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 146° SE
Eagle Springs Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 335° NW
United States Armed Forces Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 241° SW
Houston Grand Prix (Theme Park) — 11.2 mi, 292° W
Pasadena Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 204° SW
Aquarium (Aquarium) — 12.0 mi, 297° NW
Humble Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 321° NW
Baytown Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 132° SE
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 175° S
Cedar Bayou Stadium (Stadium) — 13.9 mi, 122° SE
Velasco Street Incinerator (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 240° SW
Meow Wolf Houston (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 245° SW
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.6 mi, 077° E · 58k acres
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.0 mi, 120° SE · 113k acres
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 32.5 mi, 355° N · 163k acres

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