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Sweeny Texas Map

Explore Sweeny, 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 Sweeny, Texas

How to Use This Sweeny, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.038862
Longitude	-95.698561
Population	3,626
Density	704.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77480
Area Code	281
County Seat	Angleton
School District	Sweeny Independent School District

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About Sweeny, Texas

Sweeny is a locality in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,626. The population density is 704.2 people per km². Sweeny is located at 29.0389°N, 95.6986°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sweeny is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77480.

Sweeny occupies a flat, expansive stretch of inland terrain where the horizon settles into a thin, hazy line of distant timber and low-hanging sky. It lies 16.0 miles west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southwest of West Columbia. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the tall grasses and dense thickets, marking a landscape defined more by its subtle, quiet shifts in elevation than by dramatic relief. Sunlight filters through the canopy of native hardwoods to illuminate the quiet paths within A.M. "Chick" Anderson Park, where the ground remains damp even on the brightest afternoons. Nearby, the San Bernard River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, its dark waters mirroring the changing colors of the sky as it moves toward the interior, while the San Bernard Reservoir Number 2 provides a still, reflective surface that anchors the surrounding prairie.

Sweeny emerged from the steady expansion of regional agricultural interests and the subsequent rise of the energy sector, which continues to shape the rhythm of the local economy. The influence of industry is etched into the infrastructure, yet the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured quality that favors the endurance of long-standing family lines. Beyond the industrial periphery, the land retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the bustle of larger metropolitan centers and centered instead on the local traditions of schools and civic life. Even as the modern world moves with increased urgency, the residents of Sweeny find a persistent continuity in the shifting light across the fields and the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

A.M. "Chick" Anderson Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 154° SE
Martin Luther King Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 246° SW
Community Center Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 302° NW
Thomas Jefferson Sweeny (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 304° NW
Sweeny Cemetery (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 301° NW
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.0 mi, 062° NE · 193k acres
Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 086° E
Levi Jordan Plantation (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 132° SE
Styner Tract (Park) — 5.1 mi, 298° NW
Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 154° SE
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 024° NE
Wgp (Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 038° NE
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 241° SW
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 13.8 mi, 112° E
AMC Classic Brazos 14 (Cinema) — 14.5 mi, 087° E
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 084° E
Alden B. Dow Office Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 089° E
Sea Center Texas (Aquarium) — 15.3 mi, 095° E
Mamoth Lake Basin (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 092° E
Matagorda County Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 253° W
Fairgrounds Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 065° NE
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 204° SW · 13k acres
Hopper Stadium (Stadium) — 20.3 mi, 106° E
Freeport Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 106° E
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 010° N
Fort Velasco (Historic Castle / Fort) — 25.0 mi, 105° E
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 30.2 mi, 219° SW
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 002° N
Cowboy Barns and Working Pens (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 002° N
Wharton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 312° NW

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