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Shoreacres Texas Map

Explore Shoreacres, 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 Shoreacres, Texas

How to Use This Shoreacres, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.620229
Longitude	-95.009928
Population	1,566
Density	667.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77571
Area Code	281
County Seat	Houston
School District	La Porte Independent School District

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About Shoreacres, Texas

Shoreacres is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,566. The population density is 667.4 people per km². Shoreacres is located at 29.6202°N, 95.0099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shoreacres is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77571.

Shoreacres sits upon a low, humid shelf of land where the flat prairie yields to the salt-heavy breath of the tide. It lies 3.2 miles south of La Porte, TX (from La Porte, TX: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northeast of League City. Boggy Bayou winds through this landscape like a slow, dark vein, draining the marshy earth before the terrain dips toward the distant, shimmering expanse of the Houston/Galveston Navigation Channel. Residents find their quiet center at Circle Park, a green refuge that holds the stillness of the coast beneath the canopy of coastal oaks. To the north, the elevation shifts slightly toward the subtle depression of Pine Gully, while the horizon remains a thin, hazy line, occasionally marked by the distant, phantom silhouette of Barbers Hill rising against the sky. The light here at dusk possesses a bruised, violet quality, turning the water into polished lead and muffling the sounds of the distant industrial hum.

Shoreacres evolved from a vision of a waterfront retreat, drawing those who sought a reprieve from the relentless pace of the nearby refineries and shipping corridors that define the local economy. While the heavy machinery of the maritime trade churns miles away, the pace of life here remains tied to the salt-blasted rhythm of the shoreline and the slow, seasonal migration of birds toward Atkinson Island. The community maintains a distinct character, buffered from the sprawl by the natural boundaries of the bayou and the proximity to the Armand Bayou Nature Center Trail, where long grasses sway in the constant wind. Far from the reach of the Lynchburg Reservoir, the people rely on the coastal breeze to temper the heat, living in a space that balances the weight of regional industry with the simple, enduring gravity of a life lived at the water’s edge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 267° W
Isaiah P. Walker House (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 098° E
Houston Yacht Club (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 110° E
Heron Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 263° W
Captain William Plunkett Harris (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 137° SE
Seabrook Wildlife Refuge and Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 172° S
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 233° SW
Armand Bayou Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 232° SW
Atkinson Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 027° NE
Bay Area Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 225° SW
Spiritus Mundi (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 244° SW
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 294° NW
The Crib (Historic Castle / Fort) — 6.8 mi, 041° NE
7 Starship Gallery (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 228° SW
Mission Briefing Center (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 228° SW
Destiny Theater (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 228° SW
Kids Space Place (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 228° SW
Baytown Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 017° N
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 239° SW
Tracey's Theatre (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 344° N
Cedar Bayou Stadium (Stadium) — 10.2 mi, 026° NE
Kinder Morgan Coal Terminal (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 316° NW
Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 241° SW
Perry House (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 241° SW
Jack Brooks Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 185° S
Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center (State Park) — 18.6 mi, 334° NW
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 089° E · 113k acres
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 203° SW · 193k acres

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