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Shiro Texas Map

Explore Shiro, 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 Shiro, Texas

How to Use This Shiro, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.604043
Longitude	-95.887636
Population	201
Density	30.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77873, 77876, 77831
Area Code	409
County Seat	Anderson
School District	Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District

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About Shiro, Texas

Shiro is a locality in Grimes County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 30.6 people per km². Shiro is located at 30.6040°N, 95.8876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77873, 77876, 77831.

Shiro sits amidst a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet passage of Lake Creek, which carves its way through the earth less than a mile from the center of the settlement. It lies 21.5 miles west-southwest of Huntsville, TX (from Huntsville, TX: bearing 249°T), and is situated 19.6 miles northeast of Navasota. The horizon remains wide and open, anchored in the distance by the subtle elevation of Blue Bonnet Hill, while the surrounding terrain transitions into the dense, shadowed reaches of the Sam Houston National Forest just six miles away. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality in the late afternoon, catching the dust stirred by the wind and turning the dry grasses into a sea of muted gold. Beyond the immediate clearing of the settlement, the land is marked by an expansive, quiet stillness, interrupted only by the slow, seasonal migration of water through the creek bed and the shifting patterns of shade cast by the trees.

Shiro carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, having served for generations as a modest point of connection for those working the fertile soil of the region. The local economy persists in a slow, deliberate rhythm, favoring the cultivation of land and the management of livestock over the frantic pace of larger centers. While the proximity to Gibbons Creek Reservoir provides a focus for those seeking the stillness of open water, the community remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth and the specific, unhurried demands of rural life. Residents move with an awareness of the changing seasons, recognizing that the character of Shiro is formed not by grand monuments, but by the endurance of its people and the quiet, persistent influence of the timber and fields that define their daily existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shiro Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 338° N
Oakland Baptist Church (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 245° SW
Anthony Drew Kennard (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 210° SW
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 5.7 mi, 127° SE · 163k acres
Gibbons Creek Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 275° W
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 127° SE · 3,956 acres
West Montgomery County Park (Local Recreation) — 16.9 mi, 137° SE
Miller's Theater (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 219° SW
Lick Creek Park (Local Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 263° W
H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 063° NE
Huntsville State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 089° E
The Raven (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 070° E
Gibbs-Powell House Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 067° NE
Texas Prison Rodeo Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 068° E
The La Bahia Pecan (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 220° SW
Henrys Hideout Historical Pub (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 170° S
Children's Museum of Brazos Valley (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 276° W
M. Benz Gallery of Floral Art (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 272° W
Rudder Theater (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 271° W
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 26.9 mi, 273° W
J Wayne Stark University Center Galleries (Gallery) — 27.0 mi, 271° W
MSC Forsyth Galleries (Gallery) — 27.0 mi, 271° W
The Theatre Company of Bryan & College Station (Theatre) — 27.6 mi, 276° W
Star of the Republic Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 227° SW
Fort Boggy State Park (State Park) — 39.5 mi, 351° N
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 50.7 mi, 037° NE · 161k acres
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.1 mi, 107° E · 58k acres
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.8 mi, 198° S · 21k acres
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 62.3 mi, 097° E · 109k acres
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 74.2 mi, 037° NE · 3,521 acres

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