Explore Sidney, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sidney, 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 Sidney.
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 | Sidney |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Comanche County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.949312 |
| Longitude | -98.737273 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 76474 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| County Seat | Comanche |
Sidney occupies a quiet expanse of North Central Texas where the land stretches out in muted shades of ochre and dry-grass gold, defined by the persistent, winding path of Jimmys Creek. It lies 22.3 miles northeast of Brownwood, TX (from Brownwood, TX: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-northwest of Comanche. The horizon remains vast and unencumbered, drawing the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau, which marks the edge of the world far to the southwest. During the long, golden hours of late afternoon, the sun catches the dust motes rising from the soil, casting a long, amber glow that softens the harsh lines of the mesquite and scrub oak. Only four miles away, the waters of the Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir hold the reflection of the sky, providing a rare, still mirror in a landscape otherwise marked by the slow, rhythmic movement of wind through the tall grasses.
Sidney persists as a place of deliberate labor and deep-seated ties to the soil, where the local economy finds its roots in the stubborn vitality of ranching and the seasonal cycles of the fields. The nearby McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area serves as a silent guardian of the regional ecology, preserving the rugged character of the brush that has long dictated the lives of those who work this earth. Life here moves with the measured pace of the seasons, shaped by the practical demands of livestock and the quiet resilience of a community that understands the value of a well-tended fence. The legacy of the early settlers lingers in the simple, sturdy architecture and the way people gather, finding a modest, enduring grace in the steady persistence of their daily routines.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sidney, Texas. Coordinates: 31.949312, -98.737273. 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 Sidney includes the ZIP code (76474), telephone area code (254), county seat of Comanche County (Comanche), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |