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Star Texas Map

Explore Star, 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 Star, Texas

How to Use This Star, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.468494
Longitude	-98.316148
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	76844, 76880
Area Code	325
County Seat	Goldthwaite

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About Star, Texas

Star is a locality in Mills County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Star is located at 31.4685°N, 98.3161°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 76844, 76880.

Star sits upon the dry, sun-bleached expanse of the central Texas plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of the distant Edwards Plateau. It lies 33.8 miles west of Gatesville, TX (from Gatesville, TX: bearing 274°T), and is situated 19.8 miles southwest of Hamilton. The terrain around Star is defined by the subtle, earth-toned contours of the land, punctuated by the quiet depression of Pigfoot Hollow just a few miles away. Water is a precious, elusive presence here, marked primarily by the seasonal trickle of Slaughter Branch and the modest, still surface of the Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir, which waits under the vast, pale sky. In the heat of the afternoon, the light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, bleaching the limestone and brittle grasses until the entire world seems to shimmer in shades of ochre and bone-white.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of life in Star, a legacy etched into the soil by generations who learned to work with the limitations of the arid climate. The local economy persists through the steady, patient rhythm of ranching and the cultivation of hardy crops, reflecting a history of endurance that avoids the clamor of rapid modernization. Residents often venture toward the verdant, shaded respite of Pecan Creek Park when the summer sun demands a retreat from the open fields. Life in Star is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the persistent, unyielding character of a landscape that demands respect for its silence and its sparse, rugged beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hamilton-Soules House (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 324° NW
Center City United Methodist Church (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 271° W
Center City Baptist Church (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 272° W
Pecan Creek Park (Local Park) — 19.2 mi, 036° NE
Hamilton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 035° NE
City Park (Local Park) — 20.0 mi, 032° NE
Lampasas County Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 164° S
Colorado Bend State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 196° S
World's Largest Spur (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 165° S
San Saba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 231° SW
Coryell County Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 094° E
Longhorn Cattle Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.2 mi, 330° NW
Proctor Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 35.3 mi, 345° N
Smith Brothers' Community School and Masonic Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 35.7 mi, 142° SE
Old Nazi Villiage Training Site (Historic Ruins) — 36.2 mi, 118° SE
Comanche County Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 327° NW
Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 37.4 mi, 130° SE · 78 acres
Mayborn Science Theater (Theatre) — 38.6 mi, 129° SE
Billy the Kid Statue (Attraction) — 39.3 mi, 025° NE
Belton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 39.4 mi, 117° SE
Canyon of the Eagles Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 40.4 mi, 189° S
McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 41.8 mi, 314° NW
Regal Heartland (Cinema) — 42.3 mi, 296° NW
Muse Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 42.3 mi, 314° NW
Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 42.9 mi, 294° NW
219 Artisan Market (Gallery) — 48.7 mi, 063° NE
Lake Brownwood State Park (State Park) — 48.9 mi, 303° NW
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.2 mi, 166° S · 43k acres
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 60.1 mi, 080° E · 348 acres
Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 66.3 mi, 231° SW

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