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Sierra Blanca Texas Map

Explore Sierra Blanca, 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 Sierra Blanca, Texas

How to Use This Sierra Blanca, Texas Map

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

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	Sierra Blanca
State	Texas (TX)
County	Hudspeth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	31.18363
Longitude	-105.339682
Population	315
Density	25.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79851
Area Code	915
County Seat	Sierra Blanca
School District	Sierra Blanca Independent School District

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About Sierra Blanca, Texas

Sierra Blanca is a locality in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 315. The population density is 25.6 people per km². Sierra Blanca is located at 31.1836°N, 105.3397°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 79851.

Sierra Blanca occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse of high desert where the horizon pulls away in every direction, leaving the earth exposed and raw. It lies 61.0 miles east-southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 117°T), and is situated 52.4 miles east-southeast of Fabens. The landscape is defined by the sharp, singular presence of Texan Mountain rising just a mile away, its slopes catching the harsh, clarity-filled light that turns the ground a pale, dust-streaked gray. Five miles distant, the terrain breaks into the deep, echoing shadows of Echo Canyon, while the intermittent path of Lasca Branch carves a dry, meandering scar through the parched soil. When the sun dips low, the air cools with sudden, sharp intent, coloring the wide plains in shades of bruised violet and burnt ochre.

Sierra Blanca persists as a quiet junction point, shaped by the iron rails that first pulled it into existence and continue to define its slow, rhythmic pulse. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the passage of freight, with cattle ranching and the stubborn persistence of rural commerce forming the backbone of daily life. Though the Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir lies twenty-five miles out, the true character of the place is found in the resilience of those who dwell in this arid climate, far from the softening influence of water. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-settled frontier, where the silence of the desert serves as a constant, meditative companion to the few who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

August Fransal (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 252° W
Fort Quitman, C.S.A (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 256° W
Hudspeth County Courthouse (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 256° W
Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 071° E
Indio Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 28.3 mi, 148° SE
10,000 Year Clock (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 054° NE
Culberson County Historic Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 102° E
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 50.1 mi, 030° NE · 87k acres
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 52.9 mi, 032° NE · 46k acres
Salt Basin Overlook (Viewpoint) — 55.0 mi, 031° NE
Pine Springs Amphitheater (Theatre) — 57.8 mi, 031° NE
The Pinery Butterfield Stage Station Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 57.9 mi, 032° NE
Alkali Lakes Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 59.0 mi, 016° N
Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 60.8 mi, 021° N · 31k acres
Micasa Art Center at San Elizario (Gallery) — 61.7 mi, 297° NW
JR’s Art Gallery And Tea Room (Gallery) — 61.7 mi, 297° NW
Romy Hawkins Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 61.7 mi, 297° NW
Main Street Stage and Saloon (Arts Centre) — 61.7 mi, 297° NW
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 64.1 mi, 028° NE · 1.1M acres
Guadalupe Cave Protection Area (Administrative) (National Conservation Area) — 64.1 mi, 028° NE · 28k acres
Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 64.1 mi, 028° NE · 21k acres
AMC CLASSIC East Pointe 12 (Cinema) — 69.8 mi, 304° NW
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 70.7 mi, 033° NE · 46k acres
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 70.7 mi, 033° NE · 31k acres
Highlander Stadium at Bel Air High School (Stadium) — 70.9 mi, 303° NW
El Paso PREMIERE Montwood (Cinema) — 71.6 mi, 305° NW
Riverfront Stadium - Riverside High School (Stadium) — 72.0 mi, 302° NW
The Equestrian (Public Artwork) — 75.2 mi, 304° NW
3rd Calvary Museum (Museum) — 76.9 mi, 305° NW
Franklin Mountains State Park (State Park) — 79.0 mi, 303° NW

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