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Washington Texas Map

Explore Washington, 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 Washington, Texas

How to Use This Washington, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.325209
Longitude	-96.156626
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77880
Area Code	409
County Seat	Brenham

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About Washington, Texas

Washington is a locality in Washington County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Washington is located at 30.3252°N, 96.1566°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77880.

Washington occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the wide, silty curves of the Brazos River, which carves a deep, persistent path through the surrounding prairie and woodland. It lies 18.1 miles northeast of Brenham, TX (from Brenham, TX: bearing 53°T), and is situated 6.0 miles southwest of Navasota. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the tall grasses and the dense stands of post oak, settling over the terrain like a damp wool blanket as the sun dips below the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the topography softens into a series of subtle, earth-toned slopes that eventually give way to the distant, rugged presence of Green Mountain. A wanderer might trace the Washington - on - the - Brazos State Historic Site Trail, where the ground feels ancient and pressed firm by the weight of early frontier crossings, offering a sensory connection to the raw, unhurried landscape that persists despite the encroachment of modern fences and power lines.

Washington serves as a solemn anchor for the region’s memory, having once functioned as the crucible where a new republic was declared into existence. The economy now leans heavily into the preservation of this legacy, drawing visitors who move through the quiet, sun-bleached fields to contemplate the foundations laid long ago near the river’s edge. While the nearby Veterans Memorial Park offers a space for reflection, the surrounding countryside remains dominated by the quiet labor of agriculture and the maintenance of open range. Life in Washington moves at the pace of the seasons, marked by the shifting light across the fields and the occasional drift of dust from the rural roads, far removed from the frantic noise of denser urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Washington-on-the-Brazos (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 037° NE
George Campbell Childress Statue (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 074° E
Washington County (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 072° E
Andrew Robinson Sr. (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 116° SE
The La Bahia Pecan (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 025° NE
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 041° NE
Star of the Republic Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 277° W
Miller's Theater (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 043° NE
Navasota Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 042° NE
Brule Mini Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 042° NE
Manley Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 049° NE
Liendo Plantation, 1853 (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 154° SE
Giddings-Wilkin House Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 233° SW
Back Lot Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 233° SW
Brenham Fine Arts League & Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 233° SW
Somerville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 269° W
Henrys Hideout Historical Pub (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 106° E
Somerville Lake (Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 267° W
Somerville Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 291° W
George Bush Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 328° NW
Haynes Ring Replica (Public Artwork) — 22.3 mi, 331° NW
Waller ISD Stadium (Stadium) — 22.6 mi, 140° SE
MSC Forsyth Galleries (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 331° NW
J Wayne Stark University Center Galleries (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 331° NW
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 24.0 mi, 061° NE · 163k acres
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.1 mi, 062° NE · 3,956 acres
Lake Somerville Trailway State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 267° W
Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 266° W
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.6 mi, 185° S · 21k acres
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.3 mi, 171° S · 193k acres

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