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Tarkington Prairie Texas Map

Explore Tarkington Prairie, 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 Tarkington Prairie, Texas

How to Use This Tarkington Prairie, Texas Map

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

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	Tarkington Prairie
State	Texas (TX)
County	Liberty County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.304654
Longitude	-94.960763
Population	2,800
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77327, 77372
Area Code	713, 832
County Seat	Liberty

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About Tarkington Prairie, Texas

Tarkington Prairie is a locality in Liberty County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Tarkington Prairie is located at 30.3047°N, 94.9608°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77327, 77372.

Tarkington Prairie reveals itself as a broad, ancient expanse where the light settles heavy and golden across the tall grasses of the basin. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of New Caney, TX (from New Caney, TX: bearing 55°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-southeast of Cleveland. Thickets Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the persistent growth of bottomland hardwoods that define the low-lying sectors of the terrain. To the north, the elevation rises toward the modest silhouette of Davis Hill, a subtle interruption in the otherwise level horizon. The air here holds a stillness that seems to preserve the memory of the early settlers who first broke the sod, their presence lingering in the quiet, methodical work of the modern day.

Tarkington Prairie functions as a landscape defined by its connection to the surrounding wilderness, particularly the ecological sanctuary provided by the nearby Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge. While the economy remains deeply anchored in the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of rural homesteads, the land itself bears the weight of a long, unhurried history. Water, when it gathers in the quiet reaches of Brushy Lake, offers a reflective surface that mirrors the changing color of the sky as the heat of the afternoon fades. The people here maintain a quiet stewardship over the soil, honoring a way of life that demands patience and an intimate understanding of the shifting seasons that color the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Schools of Tarkington Prairie (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 331° NW
Rural Shade Baptist Church (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 230° SW
Old Wells' Store (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 231° SW
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 049° NE · 58k acres
Davis Hill State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 081° E
Campbell Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 293° NW
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 321° NW · 163k acres
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 029° NE · 109k acres
Lake Houston Wilderness Park (Local Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 220° SW
Performance Stage (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 243° SW
Discovery Junction (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 243° SW
Axe Throwing/Archery (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 243° SW
Zip Lines (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 242° SW
Roman Forest (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 238° SW
Lake Livingston State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 354° N
Lance Rosier Cemetery (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 093° E
Humble Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 220° SW
Regal Benders Landing Cinema (IMAX, ScreenX, 4DX, RPX & VIP) (Cinema) — 27.8 mi, 243° SW
Livingston Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 003° N
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 018° N
21st Century Home Theater & Automation (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 250° W
Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 170° S
Aquarium (Aquarium) — 32.8 mi, 220° SW
The Woodlands Children's Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 254° W
Houston Grand Prix (Theme Park) — 33.7 mi, 218° SW
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 37.4 mi, 153° SE
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.0 mi, 284° W · 3,956 acres
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 50.7 mi, 353° N · 161k acres
Mcfaddin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.1 mi, 145° SE · 178k acres
Upland Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.3 mi, 034° NE · 13k acres

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