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South Plains Texas Map

Explore South Plains, 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 South Plains, Texas

How to Use This South Plains, Texas Map

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

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	South Plains
State	Texas (TX)
County	Floyd County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.224515
Longitude	-101.309603
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79258
Area Code	806
County Seat	Floydada

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About South Plains, Texas

South Plains is a locality in Floyd County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². South Plains is located at 34.2245°N, 101.3096°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79258.

South Plains stretches across a vast, table-flat horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 22.9 miles east of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 83°T), and is situated 16.7 miles north of Floydada. The landscape maintains a stark, uncompromising clarity, defined by the relentless reach of the horizon and the dry, sun-bleached grasses that shiver in the constant wind. Quitaque Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the arid soil just a mile away, its presence a subtle whisper of moisture in an otherwise thirsty terrain. To the west, the rugged silhouette of the Quitaque Peaks breaks the monotony of the plains, while the nearby Caprock Canyons Trailway offers a rugged passage through the earth’s ancient, layered strata. When dusk arrives, the light transforms the dust-moted air into a soft, bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the very edge of the world.

History in South Plains is written in the deep furrows of the fields and the quiet resolve of those who cultivate the stubborn, nutrient-rich soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of agriculture, a labor that demands both patience and a profound understanding of the unpredictable rainfall. While the modern world moves with frantic haste, life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the proximity of landmarks like Gay Hollow and the distant, shimmering surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir. Lingos Falls provides a rare, vertical accent to the landscape, a reminder of the hidden forces that once shaped this expansive high country. Through the lean years and the bountiful harvests, the people of South Plains maintain a connection to the land that is as resilient and enduring as the prairie itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 183° S
Site of Reeves Post Office (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 359° N
Site of Holt School (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 312° NW
John Ellison Burns (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 227° SW
Floydada Park (Local Park) — 17.0 mi, 186° S
Welcome to Quitaque - Hope, Pride, Progress (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 055° NE
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 036° NE
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 224° SW · 14k acres
Broadway Park (Local Park) — 22.4 mi, 262° W
Joliet East (Local Recreation) — 23.0 mi, 262° W
Joliet West (Local Recreation) — 23.4 mi, 263° W
Museum of the Llano Estacado (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 264° W
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 24.3 mi, 264° W
Bob Wills Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 064° NE
Motley County Jail Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 117° SE
Swisher County Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 310° NW
Ralls Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 187° S
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 45.0 mi, 341° N
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 45.5 mi, 094° E
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 218° SW
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 52.6 mi, 214° SW
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 52.8 mi, 219° SW
Santa Land (Attraction) — 53.2 mi, 214° SW
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 54.2 mi, 215° SW
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 54.6 mi, 032° NE
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 54.6 mi, 219° SW
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 55.0 mi, 216° SW
Lone Star Interpretive Area (Theatre) — 55.2 mi, 338° N
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.3 mi, 314° NW · 15k acres
McClellan Creek National Grassland (National Grassland) — 71.6 mi, 019° N · 1,402 acres

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