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Shepherd Texas Map

Explore Shepherd, 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 Shepherd, Texas

How to Use This Shepherd, Texas Map

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

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	Shepherd
State	Texas (TX)
County	San Jacinto County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.486166
Longitude	-95.011345
Population	2,105
Density	133.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77371
Area Code	713, 832
County Seat	Coldspring
School District	Shepherd Independent School District

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About Shepherd, Texas

Shepherd is a locality in San Jacinto County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,105. The population density is 133.3 people per km². Shepherd is located at 30.4862°N, 95.0113°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shepherd is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77371.

Shepherd emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed horizon where the thick humidity of the inland plains clings to the needles of longleaf pines. It lies 26.9 miles north-northeast of New Caney, TX (from New Caney, TX: bearing 28°T), and is situated 12.1 miles north-northeast of Cleveland. The landscape surrounding Shepherd remains defined by the persistent, slow-moving currents of Big Creek, which winds through the dense undergrowth only a mile away, feeding the quiet moisture that sustains the nearby Sam Houston National Forest. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the dust kicked up from unpaved shoulders and turning the tall grasses into a field of flickering copper. A traveler might catch a glimpse of Davis Hill rising sixteen miles off in the distance, a subtle interruption to the otherwise level expanse that defines this stretch of the earth.

Shepherd carries the weight of a quiet, working history, built on the steady output of the surrounding timberlands and the rhythms of local agriculture. The economy functions with a deliberate, unadorned pace, anchored by families who have occupied these woods for generations and the logistical pulse of the nearby highway corridors. While the solitude of the woods dominates the character of the land, those seeking the path of least resistance find their way toward the Mercy Trail, located seven miles away, or toward the cooling, still waters of Brushy Lake, which lies eight miles distant. Life in Shepherd operates in the spaces between these landmarks, where the air smells faintly of resin and damp earth, reflecting a resilience that persists without the need for fanfare or public display.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Shepherd (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 030° NE
Shepherd Methodist Church (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 031° NE
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 1.7 mi, 278° W · 163k acres
Near Site of Coushatta Indian Village (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 081° E
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.0 mi, 124° SE · 58k acres
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 087° E · 109k acres
Lake Livingston State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 002° N
Wolf Creek Park (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 326° NW
Davis Hill State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 140° SE
Matthews Street City Park (Local Park) — 15.0 mi, 015° N
Livingston Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 016° N
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 039° NE
Performance Stage (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 209° SW
Discovery Junction (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 210° SW
Nature Center (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 210° SW
Axe Throwing/Archery (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 209° SW
Roman Forest (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 208° SW
Lake Houston Wilderness Park (Local Conservation Area) — 24.7 mi, 198° S
Lance Rosier Cemetery (Viewpoint) — 32.8 mi, 115° SE
Regal Benders Landing Cinema (IMAX, ScreenX, 4DX, RPX & VIP) (Cinema) — 33.3 mi, 221° SW
21st Century Home Theater & Automation (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 228° SW
Texas Prison Rodeo Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 35.7 mi, 297° NW
Gibbs-Powell House Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 297° NW
The Woodlands Children's Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 233° SW
Humble Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 204° SW
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 37.9 mi, 356° N · 161k acres
Cordovan Art School (Arts Centre) — 38.8 mi, 237° SW
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.7 mi, 268° W · 3,956 acres
Upland Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.5 mi, 044° NE · 13k acres
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.9 mi, 161° S · 113k acres

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