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West Lake Hills Texas Map

Explore West Lake Hills, 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 West Lake Hills, Texas

How to Use This West Lake Hills, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Lake Hills, 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 West Lake Hills.

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	West Lake Hills
State	Texas (TX)
County	Travis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.291636
Longitude	-97.814164
Population	3,444
Density	370.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78746
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Austin
School District	Eanes Independent School District

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About West Lake Hills, Texas

West Lake Hills is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,444. The population density is 370.1 people per km². West Lake Hills is located at 30.2916°N, 97.8142°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Lake Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78746.

West Lake Hills rises from the limestone terrain of the Texas Hill Country, where the jagged earth and dense stands of juniper define the horizon. It lies 4.1 miles west-northwest of Austin, TX (from Austin, TX: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.4 miles southeast of Steiner Ranch. Little Bee Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone bedrock, its seasonal flow shaping the rugged ravines that characterize the local topography. Residents navigate the elevation changes of the landscape by traversing the Red Bud trail, which offers a tactile connection to the wilder, unmanicured edges of the locality. While the Edwards Plateau remains a distant silhouette to the west, the immediate environment is dominated by the dense, protected brush of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the limestone bluffs catch a fleeting, pale amber light, turning the scrub-oak woodlands into a quiet, monochromatic study of shadow and stone.

West Lake Hills evolved from a collection of rural homesteads into a residential enclave that maintains a deliberate, quiet distance from the urban density of the nearby capital. The local economy is defined by its professional character and the quiet ambition of its inhabitants, who value the privacy afforded by the steep, sloping lots and the winding, narrow roads. Nearby, the water of Lake Austin provides a cool, reflective counterpoint to the dry, sun-baked earth, serving as a primary focal point for the region’s recreational life. The proximity of the Hill of Life Falls introduces a sudden, rhythmic sound of falling water into the otherwise hushed, arid atmosphere of the nearby trails. Life in West Lake Hills moves with a measured pace, marked by the seasonal turn of the native grasses and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a population that has integrated itself into the challenging, rocky geography of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eanes School and Chapel (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 168° S
Eanes Cemetery (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 168° S
Eanes-Marshall Ranch (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 254° W
Wild Basin-Bcp (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 004° N
Barton Creek Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 236° SW
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Vireo Research Area (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 358° N
Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 1.1 mi, 185° S
Artificial Chimney (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 337° NW
Hill of Life Falls (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 217° SW
Lions Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 086° E
Lake Austin (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 071° E
Sculpture Falls (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 195° S
Abundance (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 112° E
Emma Long Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 327° NW
Laguna Gloria Art Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 059° NE
Luth BCP Parcel (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 344° N
Jolin Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 116° SE
Wally Workman Gallery (Gallery) — 3.6 mi, 111° E
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 112° E
Violet Crown Cinema (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 115° SE
Regal Cinema Westgate 11 (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 169° S
3ten (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 114° SE
The Hideout Theater (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 110° E
Museum of the Weird (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 111° E
McKinney Falls State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 143° SE
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.3 mi, 329° NW · 43k acres
Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 273° W

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