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Willow City Texas Map

Explore Willow City, 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 Willow City, Texas

How to Use This Willow City, Texas Map

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

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.

CityWillow City
StateTexas (TX)
CountyGillespie County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude30.400751
Longitude-98.701425
Population280
Density2.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes78624, 78675
Area Code512, 737
County SeatFredericksburg

About Willow City, Texas

Willow City is a locality in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Willow City is located at 30.4008°N, 98.7014°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78624, 78675.

Willow City emerges from the limestone-flecked earth where the persistent, clear waters of Willow Creek trace a path through the quiet landscape. It lies 13.4 miles northeast of Fredericksburg, TX (from Fredericksburg, TX: bearing 49°T), and is situated 28.3 miles west-southwest of Marble Falls. The terrain surrounding Willow City is defined by the rugged persistence of the scrub brush and the pale, sun-bleached rock that anchors the horizon, standing roughly 78 miles away from the more dramatic elevations of the Edwards Plateau. To the east, the land descends into the shadows of the Devils Kitchen, a deep, craggy basin that holds the cool dampness of the night long after the sun has climbed high. The light here has a sharp, crystalline quality, catching the edges of the cedar and oak trees and casting long, thin silhouettes across the dry, golden grasses that blanket the plains.

History in Willow City remains etched into the quiet endurance of the local ranching legacy, a tradition that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. While the economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, the presence of the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area just 9 miles away draws those who seek the ancient, exposed granite domes that define the regional geology. Travelers occasionally pass through on their way to the broader expanse of Lake Lyndon B Johnson, yet Willow City retains a solitary character, indifferent to the bustle of more populated corridors. The air carries the faint, dry scent of dust and blooming wildflowers, a sensory reminder of the sparse rainfall that dictates the rhythm of growth and stillness in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 194° S
  • St. Paul Lutheran Church (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 193° S
  • Crabapple School (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 289° W
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 163° S
  • LBJ Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 158° S
  • Admiral Nimitz Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 228° SW
  • Fort Martin Scott Historic Site (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 220° SW
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 219° SW
  • Canyons Off Road Park (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 286° W
  • Gillespie County Fair Grounds (Local Park) — 15.8 mi, 228° SW
  • Lady Bird Johnson Park (Local Park) — 16.4 mi, 231° SW
  • Reptilandia (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.4 mi, 109° E
  • Flying K Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 23.9 mi, 062° NE
  • Hill Country Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 004° N
  • Llano County Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 004° N
  • Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 100° E
  • Pedernales Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 099° E
  • Dead Man's Hole (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 071° E
  • Marta Stafford Fine Art (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 065° NE
  • Bernie's Art Gallery & Custom Frame Shop (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 065° NE
  • Uptown Theatre (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 065° NE
  • Highland Arts Guild (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 065° NE
  • River Overlook (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 102° E
  • Nicholson Ranch Preserve (Local Recreation) — 32.4 mi, 125° SE
  • Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.3 mi, 069° E · 43k acres
  • Honey Creek State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 39.1 mi, 160° S
  • Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 57.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 71.7 mi, 046° NE · 78 acres

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About This Willow City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Willow City, Texas. Coordinates: 30.400751, -98.701425. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Willow City includes the ZIP code (78624, 78675), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Gillespie County (Fredericksburg), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.