West Point, Lynn County
West Point, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of West Point, Lynn County.
| City | West Point |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Lynn |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.166758 |
| Longitude | -102.04989 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
West Point is a locality in Lynn County, Texas, United States. West Point is located at 33.1668°N, 102.0499°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78963.0.
West Point lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a scatter of buildings etched against the high plains of West Texas. It lies 30.5 miles south-south-west of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 202°T), and is situated 13.0 miles east of Brownfield. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a canvas of dry grasses and sparse mesquite, stretching to horizons that seem to recede with every mile. The air itself carries a certain dryness, a clean, sharp quality that can sting the nostrils on a brisk wind, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, has a way of bleaching the world to a pale gold, softening the harsh angles of the landscape and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered ranches and farmsteads. The silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant, lonely cry of a hawk circling overhead. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of those who came to tame this arid expanse. West Point’s story is woven with the threads of ranching and farming, the hardy crops that cling to existence in this challenging climate, and the cattle that graze the sparse pastures. The local economy, like the land itself, moves at a deliberate, unhurried pace, dictated by the seasons and the unpredictable bounty of rain. There are no grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares; the distinctiveness of West Point resides in its understated resilience, in the unpretentious character of its people, and in the raw, untamed beauty of its wide-open spaces, a beauty that reveals itself slowly, not in grand gestures, but in the subtle shifts of light and shadow across the endless plains.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of West Point, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on West Point and Lynn County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for West Point is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct West Point is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |