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Windthorst Texas Map

Explore Windthorst, 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 Windthorst, Texas

How to Use This Windthorst, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.576216
Longitude	-98.436719
Population	342
Density	52.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76389
Area Code	817
County Seat	Archer City
School District	Windthorst Independent School District

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About Windthorst, Texas

Windthorst is a locality in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 342. The population density is 52.7 people per km². Windthorst is located at 33.5762°N, 98.4367°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Windthorst is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76389.

Windthorst occupies a stretch of north-central Texas where the prairie yields to the steady, muscular geometry of agricultural fields and scrub-dotted pastures. It lies 23.5 miles south of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 172°T), and is situated 33.6 miles north-northeast of Graham. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, often defined by the distant, jagged silhouette of Gap Mountain, which anchors the view against a sky that changes color with the shifting intensity of the sun. Near the outskirts, the quiet flow of West Little Post Oak Creek carves a thin, brush-lined furrow through the earth, while the waters of Windthorst Lake offer a persistent, reflective stillness to the surrounding plains. During the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the dry grasses and lending the landscape a stark, solemn beauty that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Windthorst traces its roots to a determined migration of German Catholic settlers who arrived in the late nineteenth century, establishing a community that remains defined by its cohesive social fabric and the steeple of its parish church. The economy relies on the resilience of ranching and farming, with the daily rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the fluctuating needs of the livestock trade. Families here maintain a long-standing commitment to local education and athletics, creating a culture that is industrious and deeply private. While the expansive, arid horizon stretches toward the horizon, residents often seek the recreational space of Lake Arrowhead State Park, which sits twelve miles away as a point of retreat from the labor of the land. Life in Windthorst moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has long understood how to thrive in a landscape that asks for nothing less than absolute endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

St. Mary's Catholic Church Windthorst (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 250° W
J. H. Meurer Home (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 340° N
The Stone Houses (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 187° S
Lake Arrowhead State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 012° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 18.5 mi, 340° N
Spillway Picnic & Fishing Area (Local Recreation) — 19.2 mi, 343° N
Jaycee Park (Local Park) — 19.4 mi, 339° N
Dinosaur Park (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 042° NE
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 21.0 mi, 336° NW
Sikes Mall 10 (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 345° N
Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 346° N
Kell House Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 351° N
Wichita Bluff Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 23.2 mi, 344° N
Wichita Theater Performing Art Centre (Arts Centre) — 23.3 mi, 353° N
Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 351° N
Museum of North Texas History (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 352° N
River Bend Nature Center (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 349° N
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 28.3 mi, 147° SE
Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 148° SE
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 069° E · 1,644 acres
World's Largest Bowie Knife (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 093° E
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 39.0 mi, 106° E · 20k acres
Horton Classic Car Museum (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 070° E
Let the Good Times Roll (Public Artwork) — 47.4 mi, 271° W
Baylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 271° W
Buzzards Roost Lookout (Viewpoint) — 47.5 mi, 182° S
Waurika Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 51.6 mi, 019° N
Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area & WRP (State Conservation Area) — 54.5 mi, 331° NW
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 77.2 mi, 352° N · 118k acres
Wichita Mountains Wilderness North Mountain Unit (Wilderness Area) — 79.2 mi, 349° N · 9,786 acres

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