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Tradewinds Texas Map

Explore Tradewinds, 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 Tradewinds, Texas

How to Use This Tradewinds, Texas Map

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

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	Tradewinds
State	Texas (TX)
County	San Patricio County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	27.990575
Longitude	-97.261936
Population	160
Density	57.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78390
Area Code	830
County Seat	Sinton
School District	Gregory-Portland Independent School District

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About Tradewinds, Texas

Tradewinds is a locality in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 57.0 people per km². Tradewinds is located at 27.9906°N, 97.2619°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78390.

Tradewinds occupies a flat, expansive stretch of coastal prairie where the horizon dissolves into a shimmering haze of salt-scrub and heat. It lies 8.7 miles north-northeast of Portland, TX (from Portland, TX: bearing 26°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-northwest of Ingleside. The landscape is defined by the persistent, saline breath of the breeze, which carries the scent of brine five miles inland from the open coast to brush against the marshy fringes of the Aransas River. To the east, the low-lying terrain gives way to the brackish influence of Port Bay, while the stillness of Tailing Ponds Number 2 offers a glassy, inland reflection of the vast Texas sky. Light here possesses a heavy, amber quality at dusk, turning the grasses into a field of burnished copper that seems to hold the day’s warmth long after the sun has slipped below the level plains.

Tradewinds bears the quiet marks of a regional economy forged by the rhythms of the water and the stewardship of the land. The proximity to the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve anchors the identity of Tradewinds in the preservation of fragile, mud-slicked wetlands and the diverse avian life that traverses the flyways above. Life moves with a deliberate, tidal pulse, influenced by the distant silhouette of Egery Island and the seasonal migrations of industry that have historically looked to the coast for sustenance. Beyond the reach of the busier shipping channels, the people of Tradewinds maintain a steady, unadorned existence, shaped by the shifting currents of the Gulf and the enduring, salt-weathered character of a life lived close to the edge of the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rincon Ranch (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 051° NE
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.8 mi, 013° N
Gregory School (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 200° S
Joseph French Green and La Quinta Mansion (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 201° S
Taft Little League Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 265° W
Community Center and Soccer Complex Park Area (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 206° SW
Tortuga Trace (Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 078° E
Taft Blackland Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 265° W
Whitney Lake Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 150° SE
Welder Wildlife Refuge (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 341° N
Sunset Lake (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 206° SW
Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 160° S
Red Fish Bay State Scientific Area (Recreation Easement) — 9.9 mi, 125° SE
Texas Maritime Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 079° E
Giant milk bottle (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 214° SW
Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (Nature Reserve) — 14.2 mi, 309° NW
Fan Pavillion (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 213° SW
Robert E. Salle Observation Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 214° SW
Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 067° NE
Museum Of Hispanic Culture (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 213° SW
Tejano Civil Rights Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 213° SW
K Space Contemporary (Gallery) — 15.6 mi, 211° SW
Mesquite Street Comedy Club (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 211° SW
WWII Bunker Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 130° SE
Goose Island State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 18.7 mi, 059° NE
Mustang Island State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 163° S
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.4 mi, 053° NE · 298k acres
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.2 mi, 180° S · 262k acres
Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 34.9 mi, 249° W
Rialto Theater (Theatre) — 41.1 mi, 314° NW

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