Sherwood Shores Texas Map

About Sherwood Shores, Texas

Sherwood Shores is a locality in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,165. The population density is 157.9 people per km². Sherwood Shores is located at 33.8523°N, 96.8178°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78654, 76245.

Sherwood Shores defines the transition where the flat, sun-baked earth begins to yield to the encroaching limestone architecture of the Texas landscape. It lies 26.9 miles northwest of Lakeway, TX (from Lakeway, TX: bearing 306°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-northwest of Marble Falls. Elm Creek serves as the pulse of the geography, cutting a narrow, winding path through the brush that dictates the flow of the land toward the water. A mile away, the expansive surface of Lake Lyndon B Johnson catches the afternoon light, turning the horizon into a flat, metallic sheet of silver. The air here holds the dry, sharp scent of cedar and sun-warmed dirt, a stark departure from the humid zones further east. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau looms as a permanent, immovable landmark, grounding the wide-open expanse of the sky.

Sherwood Shores grew from the quiet expansion of inland development, drawing those who prefer the stillness of the brush over the clamor of the urban centers. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the recreational pull of the nearby water, with Valley View Park providing a necessary sanctuary for the local flora and fauna. Residents often spend their mornings navigating the terrain, sometimes heading toward the Longhorn Cavern State Park Trail to experience the deeper, subterranean geology of the region. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, influenced by the proximity to Deer Hollow, where the shadows grow long and cool well before the heat of the day fully breaks. It is a place of limestone fences and persistent scrub oak, where the history of the soil is read in the fossilized remnants found beneath the topsoil.

About This Sherwood Shores Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sherwood Shores, Texas. Coordinates: 33.852325, -96.81778. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Sherwood Shores includes the ZIP code (78654, 76245), telephone area code (817), county seat of Burnet County (Burnet), and school district assignment (Whitesboro Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.