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Speaks Texas Map

Explore Speaks, 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 Speaks, Texas

How to Use This Speaks, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.255528
Longitude	-96.700254
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77964, 77995
Area Code	409
County Seat	Hallettsville

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About Speaks, Texas

Speaks is a locality in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Speaks is located at 29.2555°N, 96.7003°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77964, 77995.

Speaks occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon settles into a flat, deliberate line against the sky. It lies 26.3 miles west of El Campo, TX (from El Campo, TX: bearing 279°T), and is situated 19.4 miles north of Edna. The water of Cook Branch carves a subtle, winding path through the heavy clay soil, its presence marked by the thicker growth of trees that cling to the banks during the long, humid stretches of summer. Sunlight here has a way of bleaching the color from the tall grasses, leaving the fields in shades of pale straw and muted ochre, while the air remains still, holding the heat of the earth long after the sun has dipped below the prairie edge.

Agriculture defines the rhythm of life in Speaks, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the day more than any clock. The legacy of the early settlers persists in the way the land is divided and worked, a quiet endurance that remains visible in the sturdy, weathered fences and the occasional turn-of-the-century structure standing against the wind. For those seeking a moment of respite, the recreational grounds at Lake Texana provide a necessary reprieve from the relentless intensity of the plains, offering a place where the water mirrors the shifting clouds. It is a landscape of profound simplicity, where the demands of the soil and the persistence of the local economy keep the spirit of the place tethered to the fundamental work of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

William E. Summers (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 278° W
Ezzell School (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 278° W
Lake Texana (Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 136° SE
Enon Cemetery (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 183° S
Palmetto Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 153° SE
Navidad River Public Access Facility (Local Recreation) — 17.9 mi, 154° SE
Lavaca Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 314° NW
Mustang Recreation Area (Local Park) — 20.1 mi, 149° SE
Texana Park & Campground (Local Recreation) — 21.6 mi, 155° SE
Brackenridge Park (Local Park) — 22.8 mi, 156° SE
Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 25.0 mi, 100° E
El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 096° E
Egypt Plantation Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 071° E
Shiner Gaslight Theater (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 293° NW
The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 352° N
Prairie Edge Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 044° NE
Stafford Bank and Opera House (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 017° N
Formosa-Tejano Wetlands Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 34.6 mi, 155° SE
Columbus Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 35.6 mi, 007° N
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.4 mi, 043° NE · 21k acres
Lyric Theater (Cinema) — 38.6 mi, 321° NW
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.0 mi, 082° E · 193k acres
Historica;Marker (Historic Ruins) — 45.2 mi, 130° SE
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 45.5 mi, 114° SE
Shark Stadium (Stadium) — 46.8 mi, 143° SE
Metal Rooster (Public Artwork) — 48.5 mi, 113° SE
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 54.0 mi, 136° SE
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 64.3 mi, 083° E
Bastrop State Park (State Park) — 65.1 mi, 330° NW
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 65.2 mi, 187° S

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