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Spade Texas Map

Explore Spade, 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 Spade, Texas

How to Use This Spade, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.926032
Longitude	-102.154242
Population	71
Density	14.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	79512, 79369
Area Code	806
County Seat	Colorado City
School District	Olton Independent School District

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About Spade, Texas

Spade is a locality in Mitchell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 14.6 people per km². Spade is located at 33.9260°N, 102.1542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79512, 79369.

Spade emerges from the flat, austere horizon of the high plains as a collection of structures defined by the persistent, unyielding light of the Texas sun. It lies 29.8 miles east of Big Spring, TX (from Big Spring, TX: bearing 90°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south-southwest of Colorado City. Wildhorse Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by the silver-gray brush that clings to the banks and resists the thirsty winds. To the north, the land stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau, though here the terrain is dominated by the expansive, open sky that shifts from a pale, bleached blue at midday to the bruised, violet tones of twilight. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Rattlesnake Tank catches the shifting clouds, offering a brief, reflective stillness in a landscape otherwise defined by its vast, uninterrupted reach.

Spade maintains an economy tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the seasonal demands of the surrounding fields, where the soil dictates the pace of existence. Life here is measured by the steady turning of iron wheels and the quiet endurance of those who work the land, far removed from the bustle of the coast or the congestion of dense urban centers. Travelers seeking a moment of respite often look toward the Lake Colorado City State Park, which provides a sanctuary of native flora and open space just a few miles away, or they find themselves walking the paths of the Lake Colorado City State Park Trail to witness the stark beauty of the Red Draw. There is a singular, quiet dignity in the way Spade persists, a place where the history of the plains is written in the deep furrows of the earth and the patient silence of the afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Anton City Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 184° S
One of the Trails of Col. Ranald S. MacKenzie (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 330° NW
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 265° W
Replica of XIT's Giant Windmill (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 270° W
County Line Cemetery (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 135° SE
Laguna Park (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 269° W
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.4 mi, 064° NE · 14k acres
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 25.7 mi, 143° SE
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 135° SE
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 147° SE
Helen Devitt Jones Theatre for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 207° SW
Texas Tech University New Deal Farm - Beef Unit (Recreation Easement) — 27.0 mi, 119° SE
Bridging Localities (Public Artwork) — 27.1 mi, 147° SE
Moody Planetarium (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 146° SE
Mackenzie Park - North (Local Recreation) — 28.7 mi, 140° SE
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 146° SE
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 29.9 mi, 143° SE
Santa Land (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 141° SE
The Buddy Holly Center (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 143° SE
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 30.1 mi, 140° SE
CO-OPt Research + Projects (Arts Centre) — 30.2 mi, 148° SE
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 30.2 mi, 053° NE
Museum of the Llano Estacado (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 053° NE
Honesto Ballroom (Historic Ruins) — 37.3 mi, 249° W
Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 42.0 mi, 220° SW
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 44.9 mi, 344° N
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.2 mi, 283° W · 6,478 acres
Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 52.5 mi, 067° NE
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 68.8 mi, 059° NE
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 70.6 mi, 023° NE

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