Explore Vincent, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vincent, 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 Vincent.
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 | Vincent |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Howard County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.481781 |
| Longitude | -101.225679 |
| Population | 180 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 79511, 79580 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| County Seat | Big Spring |
Vincent emerges from the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Texas plains as a quiet collection of structures defined by the relentless horizon. It lies 21.8 miles northeast of Big Spring, TX (from Big Spring, TX: bearing 43°T), and is situated 24.2 miles southwest of Snyder. The earth here is a palette of ochre and dusty clay, shaped by the slow erosion of centuries into a landscape that demands a patient eye to appreciate its subtle shifts in elevation. To the west, the modest rise of Flattop Mountain breaks the line of the sky, while the nearby banks of Hasting Creek offer a narrow ribbon of riparian growth that cuts through the arid soil. The light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the dry grasses to a pale, brittle gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped away.
Vincent maintains a character forged by the rhythms of agriculture and the extraction industries that have long defined the regional economy. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the land, far removed from the frantic pace of denser urban centers. Residents look toward the J.B Thomas Reservoir Marina when the heat intensifies, though the local terrain remains dominated by the expansive, open vistas that characterize the reach toward the Iatan Flats. Even the proximity of Creek Tank serves as a reminder of the scarcity and value of water in this environment, grounding the identity of Vincent in a practical, unadorned reality that values resilience over pretense.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vincent, Texas. Coordinates: 32.481781, -101.225679. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Vincent includes the ZIP code (79511, 79580), telephone area code (806), county seat of Howard County (Big Spring), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |