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Simonton Texas Map

Explore Simonton, 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 Simonton, Texas

How to Use This Simonton, Texas Map

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

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	Simonton
State	Texas (TX)
County	Fort Bend County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.679402
Longitude	-95.977178
Population	647
Density	106.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77476, 77485
Area Code	281
County Seat	Richmond
School District	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

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About Simonton, Texas

Simonton is a locality in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 647. The population density is 106.3 people per km². Simonton is located at 29.6794°N, 95.9772°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Simonton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77476, 77485.

Simonton sprawls across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Bessies Creek as it snakes through the heavy, dark loam of the Brazos River basin. It lies 4.7 miles west of Fulshear, TX (from Fulshear, TX: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Brookshire. The horizon here is wide and uncomplicated, composed of expansive fields and thickets of oak that hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. Three miles away, the quietude of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of native grasses and scrub, marking a transition from the manicured pastures of the local ranches to the wilder, tangled brush that defines the regional character. At dusk, the light turns a bruised gold, catching the dust kicked up by slow-moving trucks and settling over the flat, agrarian expanse with a heavy, deliberate stillness.

Simonton grew from the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture and the patient trade of those who worked the rich, alluvial soil of the inland plains. The local economy remains tethered to this heritage, where the pace is dictated more by the seasonal demands of the land than by the rush of distant urban corridors. While the broader geography includes the distant expanse of Bernard Prairie to the west and the occasional shimmer of Old River Lake further out, the life of the place stays rooted in the immediate, tangible rhythm of the creek and the fence line. It is a place where the history of the frontier survives in the architecture of long-standing homesteads and the enduring, practical habits of the people who call Simonton their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Simonton School (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 088° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 125° SE
Albert and Ethel Herzstein (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 071° E
Williams Prairie Preserve (Park) — 4.4 mi, 037° NE
Fulshear Cemetery (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 071° E
Jordan High School Perfprming Arts Center (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 068° E
St Mary's Grotto (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 308° NW
Xscape Theaters (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 081° E
Schlipf Road Preserve (Park) — 9.5 mi, 039° NE
San Felipe de Austin (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 311° NW
1824 Well (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 321° NW
Stephen F. Austin (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 321° NW
Johnny Nelson Katy Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 049° NE
Stephen F Austin State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 319° NW
Barker Cypress (Local Park) — 12.5 mi, 082° E
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.5 mi, 289° W · 21k acres
Mirabeau Lamar (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 117° SE
Seabourne Creek Nature Park (Local Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 136° SE
Monkey Joe's (Theme Park) — 15.2 mi, 063° NE
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 183° S · 193k acres
Addicks Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 065° NE
Warren Ranch/Barn Owl Woods (Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 024° NE
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 19.2 mi, 099° E
Dept. of Wonder (Gallery) — 22.0 mi, 105° E
Art Museum Tx (Gallery) — 22.1 mi, 105° E
Prairie Edge Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 254° W
NaRose Studio (Arts Centre) — 23.0 mi, 105° E
Cordovan Art School (Arts Centre) — 23.1 mi, 105° E
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 134° SE
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 55.5 mi, 016° N · 163k acres

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