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Sundown Texas Map

Explore Sundown, 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 Sundown, Texas

How to Use This Sundown, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.456207
Longitude	-102.489357
Population	1,283
Density	325.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	79372, 79336
Area Code	806
County Seat	Levelland
School District	Sundown Independent School District

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About Sundown, Texas

Sundown is a locality in Hockley County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,283. The population density is 325.9 people per km². Sundown is located at 33.4562°N, 102.4894°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sundown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 79372, 79336.

Sundown emerges from the flat, arid expanse of the High Plains as a testament to the endurance of those who cultivate life from the stubborn, sun-baked earth. It lies 11.1 miles southwest of Levelland, TX (from Levelland, TX: bearing 215°T), and is situated 18.3 miles west-northwest of Meadows. The horizon stretches thin and pale, broken only by the rhythmic pulse of oil pumps and the occasional cluster of mesquite that clings to the dry, alkaline soil. To the northwest, the silhouette of Ramsey Hill rises as a faint, jagged interruption in the distance, while the terrain dips toward the subtle depression of South Fork Sulphur Draw, carving a shallow path through the prairie. During the golden hour, the light thickens, turning the dust motes into suspended amber and casting long, sharp shadows across the Sundown Municipal Golf Course, where the manicured greens offer a startling, verdant contrast to the surrounding tawny scrub.

Sundown maintains an identity forged in the heavy machinery of the oil patch and the quiet, persistent labor of agricultural tradition. The economy remains tethered to the subterranean wealth of the region, an industry that dictates the tempo of daily life and colors the local character with a pragmatic, unvarnished resilience. Beyond the reach of the town’s immediate infrastructure, the landscape holds a stark, lonely beauty, particularly toward the direction of Lobo Lake, where the water mirrors the vast, empty sky and provides a rare, cooling stillness. The people here navigate a world defined by the scarcity of shade and the abundance of open space, finding a steady, grounded grace in the way the wind sweeps unobstructed across the plains, rearranging the fine, gray grit of the earth as it has for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sundown Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 304° NW
Park Street Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 126° SE
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 273° W
City of Sundown Cemetery (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 067° NE
First Oil Well in Hockley County (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 181° S
Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 271° W
Levelland RV Park (Park) — 9.4 mi, 045° NE
Levelland City Park (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 030° NE
City of Levelland Cemetery (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 038° NE
Helen Devitt Jones Theatre for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 040° NE
Whiteface Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 286° W
Terry County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 147° SE
Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 320° NW
Honesto Ballroom (Historic Ruins) — 24.3 mi, 320° NW
Rose Theater (Historic Ruins) — 24.3 mi, 320° NW
Antique Tractor (Public Artwork) — 26.2 mi, 157° SE
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 073° E
CO-OPt Research + Projects (Arts Centre) — 36.0 mi, 079° E
Moody Planetarium (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 075° E
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 335° NW · 14k acres
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 36.5 mi, 076° E
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 36.7 mi, 071° E
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 077° E
The Buddy Holly Center (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 077° E
Santa Land (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 076° E
Milnesand (State Conservation Area) — 43.7 mi, 281° W
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.2 mi, 324° NW · 6,478 acres
Oasis State State Park (State Park) — 73.7 mi, 318° NW

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