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Wayside Texas Map

Explore Wayside, 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 Wayside, Texas

How to Use This Wayside, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.635321
Longitude	-100.954871
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	79042, 79094, 79065
Area Code	806
County Seat	Claude

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About Wayside, Texas

Wayside is a locality in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Wayside is located at 35.6353°N, 100.9549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79042, 79094, 79065.

Wayside anchors itself to the high, arid plains of the Panhandle, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc that seems to compress the earth beneath a vast and unrelenting sky. It lies 24.7 miles east-southeast of Canyon, TX (from Canyon, TX: bearing 121°T), and is situated 33.7 miles south-southeast of Amarillo. The landscape is defined by the subtle, rhythmic depression of Happy Draw, which pulls the eye across the flat expanse toward the distant, rugged silhouette of Stinkhole Divide. Only four miles away, the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River carves its path through the soil, a seasonal presence that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the terrain. When the light shifts at dusk, the prairie grasses burn with a fleeting, copper hue, turning the dry fields into a shimmering expanse that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passing of time.

Wayside maintains a quiet persistence rooted in the soil, its economy tied firmly to the cycles of agriculture that have sustained families here for generations. The proximity of Palo Duro Canyon State Park, just three miles away, serves as a reminder of the dramatic geological forces that shaped this region, drawing those who find solace in the stark, vertical beauty of the earth. While the waters of Stanley Schaeffer Lake lie ten miles distant, they offer a rare stillness in a landscape defined by the wind and the work of the farm. Life in Wayside moves with the unforced cadence of the seasons, defined by the steady maintenance of fences, the anticipation of rain, and a deep, quiet respect for the resilience required to thrive in such an exposed and honest corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayside Community (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 129° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 182° S
Steel tree (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 188° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 185° S
Recreational Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 170° S
Peter W. Gray (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 184° S
First Methodist Church of Pampa (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 182° S
Frank J Smith Bird Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.9 mi, 273° W
Cast Away Intersection (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 090° E
McClellan Creek National Grassland (National Grassland) — 28.9 mi, 169° S · 1,402 acres
Mobeetie Jail Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 105° E
Groom Giant Cross (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 198° S
Britten Water Tower (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 193° S
Groom Route 66 (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 196° S
Buffalo Grass Music Hall (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 230° SW
Devils Rope Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 147° SE
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 33.4 mi, 277° W · 41k acres
McLean-Alanreed Museum (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 144° SE
Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 271° W
River Valley Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 37.4 mi, 059° NE
Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 39.6 mi, 060° NE
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (National Monument) — 39.6 mi, 266° W · 1,080 acres
Black Kettle National Grassland (National Grassland) — 45.8 mi, 068° E · 31k acres
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 51.2 mi, 170° S
Price College (Historic Ruins) — 54.7 mi, 240° SW
Tascosa Drive-In (Cinema) — 56.7 mi, 241° SW
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 60.4 mi, 215° SW
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 79.8 mi, 233° SW · 15k acres

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