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Wadsworth Texas Map

Explore Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth, Texas

How to Use This Wadsworth, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	28.829941
Longitude	-95.914531
Population	302
Density	15.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77483
Area Code	281
County Seat	Bay City
School District	Bay City Independent School District

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About Wadsworth, Texas

Wadsworth is a locality in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 302. The population density is 15.6 people per km². Wadsworth is located at 28.8299°N, 95.9145°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77483.

Wadsworth occupies a flat, expansive stretch of open prairie where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the tall, sun-bleached grasses. It lies 10.6 miles south-southeast of Bay City, TX (from Bay City, TX: bearing 169°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-northeast of Palacios. Big Boggy Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets that offer the only deep shade for miles. The air here holds a heavy, quiet stillness, broken only by the sudden rustle of dry stalks when the wind shifts from the interior plains. In the distance, the faint, shimmering heat haze occasionally obscures the view of the Cooling Water Reservoir, a stark reminder of the industrial scale that quietly underpins this region’s quietude.

Wadsworth emerged from the ambitions of early agricultural development, its identity forged in the stubborn endurance of soil and the steady rhythm of regional farming. While the pace of life remains tethered to the cycles of the earth, the proximity of FM 521 River Park provides a rare, preserved corridor of natural growth for those who wander away from the grid of gravel roads. The economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of labor that values the utility of the plains over grandiosity. Residents of Wadsworth often find a singular grace in the way the low, horizontal light of dusk turns the fields into a muted palette of copper and gray, leaving the distant silhouette of Pepper Hill as the only broken line against the infinite expanse of the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 278° W
St. Francis Catholic (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 237° SW
FM 521 River Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 239° SW
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 129° SE · 13k acres
Selkirk Island (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 231° SW
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 115° SE · 193k acres
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 7.6 mi, 328° NW
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 022° N
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 10.8 mi, 214° SW
Metal Rooster (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 346° N
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 332° NW
Historica;Marker (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 272° W
Clive Runnells Family Mad Island Marsh Preserve (Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 227° SW
Matagorda Bay Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 14.3 mi, 190° S
Spread Oaks Ranch (Park) — 15.7 mi, 335° NW
Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 067° NE
Shark Stadium (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 248° W
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 037° NE
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 27.1 mi, 072° E
Sea Center Texas (Aquarium) — 31.2 mi, 065° NE
AMC Classic Brazos 14 (Cinema) — 31.5 mi, 061° NE
Alden B. Dow Office Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 063° NE
Formosa-Tejano Wetlands Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 33.1 mi, 267° W
Hopper Stadium (Stadium) — 33.9 mi, 075° E
Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 33.9 mi, 318° NW
El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 320° NW
Freeport Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 076° E
Wharton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 343° N
Fairgrounds Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 37.5 mi, 053° NE
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 40.3 mi, 025° NE

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