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Thunderbird Bay Texas Map

Explore Thunderbird Bay, 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 Thunderbird Bay, Texas

How to Use This Thunderbird Bay, Texas Map

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

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	Thunderbird Bay
State	Texas (TX)
County	Brown County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.9087
Longitude	-99.0207
Population	764
Density	116.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	76857
Area Code	325
County Seat	Brownwood
School District	May Independent School District

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About Thunderbird Bay, Texas

Thunderbird Bay is a locality in Brown County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 764. The population density is 116.0 people per km². Thunderbird Bay is located at 31.9087°N, 99.0207°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76857.

Thunderbird Bay defines the transition where the flat, sun-bleached plains of the interior surrender to the rugged, limestone-streaked terrain of the central region. It lies 13.9 miles north of Brownwood, TX (from Brownwood, TX: bearing 353°T), and is situated 12.3 miles north-northwest of Early. The Rough Branch carves a subtle, winding path through the local topography, feeding into the expansive, shimmering expanse of Lake Brownwood that anchors the northern edge of the landscape. During the height of a summer afternoon, the air takes on a dry, kinetic quality, shimmering above the scrub oak and native grasses that cling to the parched earth. To the far horizon, the faint, blue-tinted silhouette of the Edwards Plateau serves as a distant reminder of the geological upheaval that shaped these vast, quiet stretches of land.

Thunderbird Bay maintains a slow, deliberate pace of life that reflects the agricultural and recreational heritage of the surrounding countryside. Residents often look toward the nearby Lake Brownwood State Park for respite, where the Lake Brownwood State Park Trail offers a passage through the dense thickets and limestone bluffs that define the local ecology. While the economy remains modest, anchored by the rhythms of seasonal tourism and local land management, the spirit of Thunderbird Bay is firmly rooted in the independence of the ranching tradition. The deep, amber light of sunset often catches the dust kicked up from the perimeter roads, highlighting a quiet endurance in a landscape where the primary history is written in the seasonal fluctuations of the water levels and the enduring resilience of the cedar and mesquite trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Brownwood State Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 185° S
May United Methodist Church (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 057° NE
The May Community (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 049° NE
Heflin Cemetery (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 113° SE
Thrifty Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 230° SW
McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 092° E
Fabis Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 164° S
Muse Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.8 mi, 096° E
Regal Heartland (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 163° S
Brown County Museum of History (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 170° S
Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 170° S
Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 170° S
Camp Bowie Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 16.7 mi, 171° S
Camp Bowie Family Aquatic Center (Local Recreation) — 17.0 mi, 172° S
Comanche County Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 090° E
Longhorn Cattle Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 092° E
Proctor Lake (Recreation Area) — 27.5 mi, 075° E
Proctor Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 27.8 mi, 077° E
Santa Anna (Conservation Area) — 33.5 mi, 209° SW
Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 019° N
Ol' Rip (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 019° N
Callahan County Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 327° NW
Doole High School (Historic Ruins) — 49.2 mi, 224° SW
Art Briles Stadium (Stadium) — 50.3 mi, 065° NE
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 51.3 mi, 065° NE
John Tarleton Ranch House (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 065° NE
Carriage House (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 066° NE
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 54.9 mi, 295° NW

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