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Wilson Texas Map

Explore Wilson, 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 Wilson, Texas

How to Use This Wilson, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.31934
Longitude	-101.727499
Population	434
Density	259.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	76570, 76446, 75160, 79381
Area Code	214, 469, 806
County Seat	Tahoka
School District	Wilson Independent School District

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About Wilson, Texas

Wilson is a locality in Lynn County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 434. The population density is 259.4 people per km². Wilson is located at 33.3193°N, 101.7275°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 76570, 76446, 75160.

Wilson emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the South Plains like a quiet meditation on endurance. It lies 19.5 miles south-southeast of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-southwest of Slaton. The landscape around Wilson is defined by a vast, open sky that presses down upon the earth, turning the afternoon light into a pale, translucent gold that catches on the dust of the fields. To the west, the faint silhouette of Indian Ridge marks the limit of the view, while the water of Tahoka Lake sits only three miles away, a shallow, quiet presence in the basin. The air here holds a dry, persistent clarity, sharpened by the absence of trees and the immense, unhindered reach of the plains.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of the economy, as Wilson tracks the seasons through the growth and harvest of cotton, a white fiber that seems to mirror the clouds above. The history of the area is written in the steady, patient labor of those who broke the sod, a legacy that persists in the quiet movement of heavy machinery along the grid of rural roads. While Harvey Creek flows twelve miles away, the life of the place is anchored firmly in the soil, far removed from the dampness of the coast. Residents find their recreation in the simple scale of the land, occasionally traveling nine miles to visit Russell Park, where the stillness of the prairie offers a respite from the mechanical hum of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Site of Mackenzie Cavalry Camp (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 312° NW
Spanish Explorers' Route (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 313° NW
Wilson Mercantile Company (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 129° SE
Russell Park (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 025° NE
Slaton City Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 028° NE
Engine 1809 (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 031° NE
Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 16.7 mi, 310° NW
Lake 6 (Local Conservation Area) — 17.4 mi, 346° N
CO-OPt Research + Projects (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 332° NW
The Harvest (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 343° N
The Buddy Holly Center (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 340° N
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 339° N
Santa Land (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 342° N
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 19.5 mi, 345° N
Mackenzie Park - North (Local Recreation) — 19.6 mi, 344° N
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 335° NW
Moody Planetarium (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 334° NW
Council Ring (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 120° SE
O S Ranch Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 114° SE
O'Donnell Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 195° S
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 333° NW
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 23.2 mi, 337° NW
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 345° N
Texas Tech University New Deal Farm - Beef Unit (Recreation Easement) — 27.9 mi, 359° N
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.6 mi, 010° N · 14k acres
Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 49.0 mi, 272° W
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 75.8 mi, 170° S

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