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West Texas Map

Explore West, 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, Texas

How to Use This West, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.802383
Longitude	-97.091669
Population	2,531
Density	588.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76691
Area Code	325
County Seat	Waco
School District	West Independent School District

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About West, Texas

West is a locality in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,531. The population density is 588.3 people per km². West is located at 31.8024°N, 97.0917°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76691.

West stretches across the expansive blackland prairie, where the horizon pulls the sky low over flat, fertile fields that shimmer with the heat of the central plains. It lies 14.4 miles north of Bellmead, TX (from Bellmead, TX: bearing 4°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north of Waco. Rice Creek carves a shallow, quiet path through the terrain, its banks lined with dense thickets that offer a cool respite from the relentless sun. Less than a mile from the creek, the landscape opens into a wide, agrarian vista, interrupted only by the occasional stand of post oaks or the distant, shimmering surface of Aquilla Lake. The air here holds a heavy, earthen stillness, especially during the long afternoons when the light turns a bruised, golden shade, illuminating the dust motes that dance above the dry, cracked soil of Unknown Park.

West carries the distinct mark of its nineteenth-century immigrant roots, where the legacy of Czech settlers remains baked into the local identity and the savory scents emanating from neighborhood kitchens. The economy of West functions in a steady, deliberate rhythm, anchored by a blend of agricultural commerce and the industrious spirit of those who have maintained the storefronts along the main thoroughfare for generations. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the authentic bakeries that serve as the social hubs of the locality, where the conversation flows with an unpretentious cadence that reflects the slow turning of the seasons. There is a singular, enduring pride in this place, a quiet resilience that persists in the way the morning light catches the grain elevators and the steady, familiar movement of life in a landscape defined by its distance from the reach of the tide.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Groppe Building (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 269° W
Best Theatre Building (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 350° N
First Presbyterian Church of West (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 268° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 198° S
West City Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 007° N
Aquilla Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 323° NW
Aquilla Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 318° NW
Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 9.8 mi, 200° S
Hayrides and Farm experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.1 mi, 202° S
(19) Sheepdog & Horse-training (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.1 mi, 201° S
Hill County Cellblock Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 351° N
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 14.4 mi, 200° S · 5 acres
Riverbend Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 14.5 mi, 198° S
Hillsboro Arts League (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 351° N
Reflections Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 351° N
Willie Nelson (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 351° N
Waco Water Park/Tennis Center (Local Recreation) — 14.8 mi, 197° S
Buzzard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 194° S
Whitney museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 308° NW
Helen Marie Taylor Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 189° S
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 222° SW · 348 acres
Getterman Stadium (Stadium) — 18.2 mi, 187° S
Texas Scottish Rite Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 192° S
Waco Traffic Circle (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 187° S
Practically Pikasso (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 194° S
Serenity Point (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 305° NW
Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 34.1 mi, 114° SE
Meridian State Park (State Park) — 35.8 mi, 281° W

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