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Tool Texas Map

Explore Tool, 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 Tool, Texas

How to Use This Tool, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.280535
Longitude	-96.172711
Population	2,175
Density	233.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75143
Area Code	214, 469
County Seat	Athens
School District	Malakoff Independent School District

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About Tool, Texas

Tool is a locality in Henderson County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,175. The population density is 233.9 people per km². Tool is located at 32.2805°N, 96.1727°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tool is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75143.

Tool sits upon a flat expanse of East Texas earth where the horizon pulls the sky low over the heavy, dark soil. It lies 18.9 miles west-northwest of Athens, TX (from Athens, TX: bearing 283°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south-southwest of Gun Barrel City. The landscape around Tool is defined by the expansive reach of Cedar Creek Reservoir, which dictates the moisture in the air and the slow, deliberate pace of the afternoons. Beyond the water’s edge, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of scrub brush and open fields, while the distant, faint silhouette of Rainbow Ridge occasionally catches the light during the clearest hours of the morning. Two miles away, the steady movement of Cedar Creek carves through the land, feeding the basin and supporting the thickets of local vegetation that thrive in the humid, inland heat.

Economic life in Tool remains tethered to the rhythm of the water and the seasonal shifts of the surrounding countryside. Residents often look toward the Cedar Creek Islands Wildlife Management Area, a quiet stretch of protected habitat four miles away that serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds and native wildlife. The identity of Tool is shaped by a history of land use that favors endurance over rapid change, maintaining a character that feels detached from the frantic pace of larger urban centers. Here, the sun bleaches the shingles of older structures and warms the asphalt, creating an atmosphere where the primary labor is simply maintaining one’s footing in a land defined by its quiet, persistent connection to the reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cedar Creek Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 358° N
Optimist Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 323° NW
Gun Barrel City Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 038° NE
Baker Cemetery (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 339° N
Mabank (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 030° NE
Roddy Lodge No. 734, A.F. & A.M. (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 035° NE
Purtis Creek State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 062° NE
Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 161° S
Henderson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 105° E
Pioneer Village of Navarro County (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 234° SW
Kaufman Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 22.7 mi, 342° N
Pearce Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 234° SW
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 24.5 mi, 236° SW
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 271° W
Bardwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 26.9 mi, 266° W
Bardwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 266° W
Hometown Cinema (Cinema) — 29.9 mi, 347° N
SwCC Entrance Sign (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 348° N
Terrell Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 32.5 mi, 347° N
Soldier and Child (Public Artwork) — 32.5 mi, 347° N
Edgewood Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 030° NE
Oldest Wilmer Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 35.0 mi, 312° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 169° S
Canoe Beach Ampatheater (Theatre) — 39.4 mi, 060° NE
Lake Tawakoni State Park (State Park) — 39.8 mi, 014° N
Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar (Attraction) — 42.6 mi, 263° W
Future Abandoned House (Attraction) — 43.3 mi, 350° N
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.5 mi, 123° SE · 16k acres
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 73.0 mi, 139° SE · 161k acres
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 77.4 mi, 007° N · 18k acres

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