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Sunset Valley Texas Map

Explore Sunset Valley, 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 Sunset Valley, Texas

How to Use This Sunset Valley, Texas Map

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

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	Sunset Valley
State	Texas (TX)
County	Travis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.225834
Longitude	-97.815758
Population	683
Density	188.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78745
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Austin
School District	Austin Independent School District

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About Sunset Valley, Texas

Sunset Valley is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 683. The population density is 188.9 people per km². Sunset Valley is located at 30.2258°N, 97.8158°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunset Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78745.

Sunset Valley holds a quiet geography defined by the persistent, limestone-streaked path of Williamson Creek as it cuts through the landscape. It lies 4.6 miles southwest of Austin, TX (from Austin, TX: bearing 232°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Del Valle. Sunlight here does not merely fall; it settles heavy and honey-gold against the dry grasses and the scrubby, resilient oaks that define the local horizon. Residents often find their way to the Tahoe Trail Pocket Park, where the land offers a small, shaded reprieve from the heat, while the nearby Twin Falls provides a sudden, sharp contrast to the otherwise arid terrain. Though the distant Edwards Plateau remains a faint, jagged suggestion against the western sky, the immediate earth is composed of gentle slopes and dry, sun-baked clay that seems to hold the day’s warmth long after the shadows lengthen.

Sunset Valley functions as a deliberate, self-contained enclave, maintaining a distinct character that balances suburban quietude with an intense focus on its own preservation. The local economy is bolstered by a compact, concentrated commercial district that serves the daily needs of inhabitants without relying on the frantic pace of the nearby metropolitan sprawl. History here is marked by a steady, intentional development that avoids the sprawl seen elsewhere, keeping the focus on the proximity to Lady Bird Lake and the preservation of natural corridors. Whether one is walking the Gaines Creek Park Trail or observing the rhythmic, slow-turning pace of traffic along the main arteries, Sunset Valley retains a sense of seclusion, acting as a small, sturdy island of order amidst the broader, shifting patterns of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cougar Creek Greenbelt (Local Recreation) — locality lies within
Gaines Creek Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 357° N
Barton Creek Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 023° NE
Regal Cinema Westgate 11 (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 072° E
Garrison District Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 138° SE
Gaines Creek Neighborhood Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 319° NW
Travis Country Greenway (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 339° N
MS Nolen Texas Historical Plaque (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 134° SE
Kincheonville (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 213° SW
Twin Falls (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 006° N
Broken Spoke (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 060° NE
Sculpture Falls (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 349° N
Cathedral of Junk (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 101° E
Hill of Life Falls (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 343° N
Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 3.5 mi, 000° N
Jolin Lookout (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 041° NE
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 048° NE
South Congress Bat Colony (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 061° NE
Wally Workman Gallery (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 047° NE
Violet Crown Cinema (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 056° NE
3ten (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 056° NE
The Hideout Theater (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 056° NE
Museum of the Weird (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 058° NE
McKinney Falls State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 115° SE
Republic of Texas Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 060° NE
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.3 mi, 336° NW · 43k acres
Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 282° W

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