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Waka Texas Map

Explore Waka, 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 Waka, Texas

How to Use This Waka, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.281699
Longitude	-101.047654
Population	50
Density	146.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79093
Area Code	806
County Seat	Perryton
School District	Perryton Independent School District

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About Waka, Texas

Waka is a locality in Ochiltree County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 146.3 people per km². Waka is located at 36.2817°N, 101.0477°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79093.

Waka endures as a quiet expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a relentless, vaulted sky. It lies 46.7 miles north-northeast of Borger, TX (from Borger, TX: bearing 25°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Spearman. The landscape around Waka is defined by the steady, rhythmic flatness of the Panhandle, broken only by the subtle depression of Farwell Draw eleven miles to the west or the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Helland rising nine miles away. Truax Lake rests five miles out, a modest catch-basin for the prairie rains that occasionally silver the brown grasses, while Wolf Creek carves its path six miles distant through the parched soil. During the golden hour, the light here possesses a singular, heavy clarity, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the vastness of the earth and the deep, abiding silence of the plains.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of Waka, dictating the seasonal migration of dust and the steady hum of heavy machinery that defines the local economy. The land has been shaped by generations of settlers who broke the sod to plant wheat and sorghum, creating a patchwork of fields that shift from emerald green to the dusty tan of stubble throughout the year. Life here operates at the speed of the wind, which sweeps across the plains with an unyielding persistence, occasionally carrying the scent of dry earth and sun-baked grain. Beyond the cultivated rows, those seeking the quietude of the open country might find solace near South Ramp Park, situated eight miles away, where the native flora offers a reminder of the landscape as it existed before the plow. Waka persists as a place of deliberate endurance, where the inhabitants measure time not by the clock, but by the harvest and the changing intensity of the sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Ramp Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 304° NW
North Ramp Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 305° NW
Hansford County (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 234° SW
Spearman (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 234° SW
Brandt Building (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 235° SW
Stationmasters House Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 235° SW
Museum of the Plains (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 057° NE
Schultz Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 339° N
Wolf Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 22.1 mi, 099° E
Optima Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.1 mi, 349° N
Optima Lake (Recreation Area) — 26.0 mi, 349° N
Balko School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 032° NE
River Valley Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 44.8 mi, 124° SE
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 46.7 mi, 217° SW · 41k acres
Big Beaver (Public Artwork) — 47.2 mi, 038° NE
Frank J Smith Bird Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 47.7 mi, 204° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 51.4 mi, 175° S
CRIP Depot (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 008° N
Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 54.2 mi, 215° SW
Black Kettle National Grassland (National Grassland) — 54.6 mi, 120° SE · 31k acres
Cast Away Intersection (Attraction) — 55.8 mi, 143° SE
Sherman County Depot Museum (Museum) — 57.1 mi, 274° W
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (National Monument) — 58.5 mi, 216° SW · 1,080 acres
Arkalon Park (State Recreation Area) — 59.1 mi, 014° N
The Art Center (Gallery) — 60.0 mi, 240° SW
Cimarron National Grassland (National Grassland) — 61.8 mi, 333° NW · 109k acres
Meyer's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Theme Park) — 67.1 mi, 258° W
Buffalo Grass Music Hall (Theatre) — 67.5 mi, 196° S
Meade State Park (State Park) — 69.3 mi, 028° NE
Groom Giant Cross (Attraction) — 74.2 mi, 183° S

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