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Thorntonville Texas Map

Explore Thorntonville, 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 Thorntonville, Texas

How to Use This Thorntonville, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.58291
Longitude	-102.92071
Population	561
Density	270.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79756
Area Code	806
County Seat	Monahans
School District	Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District

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About Thorntonville, Texas

Thorntonville is a locality in Ward County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 561. The population density is 270.4 people per km². Thorntonville is located at 31.5829°N, 102.9207°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Thorntonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79756.

Thorntonville emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the west Texas plains as a collection of low-slung structures held together by the relentless heat and the persistent, dry hum of cicadas. It lies 30.6 miles southwest of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 234°T), and is situated 1.8 miles west-southwest of Monahans. The horizon here is vast and unforgiving, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Hays Hill far to the west and the scrubby, resilient flora that defines the immediate landscape. Residents often find solace in the nearby Pearson Park, where the stunted trees offer a meager reprieve from the intensity of the midday sun. The air carries a scent of parched earth and sage, a stark reminder that this region remains far removed from any moisture-rich climate, relying instead on the rugged character of the inland prairie for its identity.

Thorntonville maintains a quiet, steady pace that reflects its roots in the hard-won economy of the ranching and energy sectors. Life here is punctuated by the rhythms of the seasons and the occasional trek toward the Monahans Sandhills State Park Nature Trail, where the shifting dunes offer a stark, architectural beauty against the blue sky. While the Pecos River winds through the broader region fifteen miles away and Monument Pond sits ten miles out, the daily existence of those living in Thorntonville is centered on the local trade and the resilience required to thrive in such a demanding environment. The community endures with a stoic, unadorned pride, finding its significance not in grand monuments, but in the way the light turns a deep, bruised copper as it slips behind the plains each evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pearson Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 087° E
Monahan's Well (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 064° NE
Ward County Aquatic Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 028° NE
Ward County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 020° N
Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 047° NE
Holman House (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 071° E
Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 048° NE
Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 257° W
Winkler County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 23.9 mi, 315° NW
Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 344° N
Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 251° W
West of the Pecos Museum (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 253° W
The Jackrabbit (Public Artwork) — 37.0 mi, 060° NE
Globe Theatre of the Great Southwest (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 058° NE
Ector Theatre (Theatre) — 37.3 mi, 060° NE
Mendoza Trail Museum (Museum) — 45.1 mi, 112° E
Pliska Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 071° E
Historic Fort Stockton (Historic Castle / Fort) — 48.1 mi, 177° S
Big Sky Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 52.0 mi, 060° NE
Rankin Museum (Museum) — 59.2 mi, 107° E
Sandia Wetlands (Nature Reserve) — 62.0 mi, 229° SW
Dub Day Arena (Stadium) — 62.3 mi, 113° SE
Balmorhea State Park (State Park) — 66.2 mi, 228° SW
Hobbs Pbr 19 (Historic Ruins) — 69.6 mi, 324° NW
Pecos River\canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 70.8 mi, 305° NW
Pecos River\canyons Complex Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 73.9 mi, 304° NW

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