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Tow Texas Map

Explore Tow, 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 Tow, Texas

How to Use This Tow, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.883509
Longitude	-98.472533
Population	226
Density	47.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78672
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Llano
School District	Llano Independent School District

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About Tow, Texas

Tow is a locality in Llano County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 47.9 people per km². Tow is located at 30.8835°N, 98.4725°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78672.

Tow anchors itself upon the rugged limestone terrain where the quiet waters of Calvert Creek meander toward the expansive reach of Lake Buchanan. It lies 37.6 miles west-southwest of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 244°T), and is situated 15.7 miles north of Kingsland. The land here rises in parched, sun-bleached undulations, a landscape of scrub oak and calcified earth that feels distant from the humid pressures of the world. At the Cedar Point Recreation Area, the air thins and sharpens, carrying the scent of dry grass and the metallic tang of exposed stone. Hikers navigating the Cedar Point Recreation Area Trail find a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the sudden, erratic flight of a hawk circling above the scrub. The light at dusk settles heavy and amber against the horizon, long before the shadows of the distant Edwards Plateau begin to stretch across the plains.

Tow draws its character from the slow, deliberate pace of a life defined by the seasonal rise and fall of the reservoir. While the economy remains modest, the rhythm of the locale is dictated by the maintenance of the land and the quiet movement of those drawn to the water’s edge. History permeates the soil here, though it is not marked by grand monuments but by the persistence of homesteaders who long ago carved a living from the harsh, rocky scrubland. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the terrain dips into the seclusion of Cedar Hollow, a reminder of the quiet isolation that defines this corner of the state. Life in Tow persists in the gaps between the heat of the day and the cool, silent clarity of the Texas night, where the constellations appear with a startling, unvarnished intensity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tow Cemetery (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 240° SW
Cedar Point Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 142° SE
Canyon of the Eagles Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 094° E
Burnet County Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 117° SE
Isaac Byler Maxwell (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 221° SW
Bluffton Cemetery (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 220° SW
Black Rock Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 173° S
Colorado Bend State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 006° N
Buchanan Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 167° S
Inks Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 147° SE
1000ft Overlook of Inks Lake (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 149° SE
Llano County Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 234° SW
Hill Country Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 233° SW
World's Largest Spur (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 056° NE
Lampasas County Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 054° NE
ShowBiz Cinemas (Cinema) — 23.0 mi, 149° SE
Highland Arts Guild (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 152° SE
Uptown Theatre (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 152° SE
Bernie's Art Gallery & Custom Frame Shop (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 152° SE
San Saba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 327° NW
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 123° SE · 43k acres
Dead Man's Hole (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 153° SE
Double Horn (Local Conservation Area) — 28.4 mi, 146° SE
Pontotoc Winery (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 274° W
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.1 mi, 217° SW
Smith Brothers' Community School and Masonic Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 068° E
Canyons Off Road Park (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 222° SW
Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 41.5 mi, 067° NE · 78 acres
Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 42.2 mi, 266° W

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