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Tell Texas Map

Explore Tell, 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 Tell, Texas

How to Use This Tell, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.375898
Longitude	-100.39484
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79259
Area Code	806
County Seat	Childress

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About Tell, Texas

Tell is a locality in Childress County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Tell is located at 34.3759°N, 100.3948°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79259.

Tell emerges from the flat, scrub-strewn plains of the Texas Panhandle, defined by the persistent, shallow cut of Devils Creek. It lies 76.1 miles east of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 80°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west-southwest of Childress. The horizon stretches wide and pale, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Wolf Mountain to the west, while the land itself holds a dry, sun-bleached stillness that settles deep into the soil. A few miles to the east, the waters of Groclose Lake offer a rare, reflective contrast to the dusty prairie grass that bends under the weight of a relentless wind. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the vast sky into a bruised palette of violet and burnt orange that seems to pull the very heat out of the ground.

Tell maintains a quiet endurance rooted in the legacy of early ranching and the dry-land farming that continues to dictate the local rhythm. Beyond the reach of Waterbox Canyon, the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, where the labor of the harvest and the maintenance of fences define the passing years. Residents find common ground at South Ramp Park, where the scrub oak provides a brief sanctuary from the glare of the noon sun. Life in Tell moves with a measured, deliberate pace, respecting the sparse resources and the hard-won independence of a place where people have learned to build a community out of little more than limestone, patience, and the occasional blessing of a steady rain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Ramp Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 011° N
Morgan Hospital (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 073° E
Old Railroad Y.M.C.A. (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 071° E
Cee Vee Cemetery (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 193° S
Childress County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 073° E
Fair Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 070° E
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.3 mi, 035° NE · 15k acres
Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 348° N
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 181° S
Bob Wills Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 272° W
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 34.0 mi, 279° W
Collingsworth County Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 017° N
Motley County Jail Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 224° SW
Hardeman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 098° E
Quitaque Panthers & Pantherettes (Public Artwork) — 37.7 mi, 269° W
Copper Breaks State Park (State Park) — 39.7 mi, 115° SE
Dark Sky Viewing Area (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 116° SE
Historic Windmill (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 116° SE
Pease River Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 41.2 mi, 117° SE
Permian Sea Tide Ripples (Attraction) — 41.4 mi, 116° SE
Lakeside Marina (Local Recreation) — 51.2 mi, 327° NW
Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 51.7 mi, 035° NE
North Ramp (Local Recreation) — 52.1 mi, 327° NW
Murals (Attraction) — 60.3 mi, 349° N
McClellan Creek National Grassland (National Grassland) — 63.0 mi, 335° NW · 1,402 acres
Studio One (Arts Centre) — 64.2 mi, 073° E
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.9 mi, 207° SW · 14k acres
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 77.4 mi, 261° W
Ramona Theatre (Theatre) — 78.5 mi, 089° E

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