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Shown above: An enhanced Texas Map featuring major cities, major roadways, interstates, and surrounding areas.
Shown above is a free printable Map of Texas.
Scroll down for links to more maps of Texas, along with pertinent facts about Texas presented as a Map scavenger hunt.
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The state of Texas occupies a significant portion of the central southern United States.
Texas has a total land area of about 268,596 square miles, making Texas the 2nd largest US state, and the largest of the contiguous states.
Texas is bordered by 4 US states — New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana — and shares its southern border with Mexico.
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- Here are 10 things You can find on a standard Texas Map:
- Texas has 1,214 incorporated cities or towns — The state's 5 most visited cities are Austin, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, and South Padre Island.
- The 10 largest cities in Texas (listed here by population size) are Houston (2,340,890), San Antonio (1,578,030), Dallas (1,382,270), Austin (988,218), Fort Worth (932,116), El Paso (685,575), Arlington (402,762), Corpus Christi (325,406), Plano (288,539), and Laredo (264,703).
- All the cities, towns, and unincorporated villages in Texas are located within the state's 254 counties.
- The 5 longest rivers in Texas (measured in miles) are the Rio Grande River (1,896), Red River of the South (1,360), Brazos River (1,280), Pecos River (926), and the Colorado River (862).
- The Top 5 Texas Tourist Destinations (listed alphabetically and other than National parks) are the Alamo, Cadillac Ranch, Houston Space Center, San Antonio Missions, and San Antonio Riverwalk.
- Texas features 2 National Parks — Big Bend National Park and the Guadalupe Mountains.
- The Highest Point in Texas is Guadalupe Peak (8,751 feet).
- The state of Texas features many Universities. The Top 5 Ranked Texas Universities are Rice University, Texas State University, Texas Tech, University of Houston, and University of Texas.
- Texas is home to 730 Airports, the largest one being Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, followed by Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- Amtrak Passenger Trains serve the following 23 Texas cities: Alpine, Austin, Beaumont, Cleburne, Dallas, Del Rio, El Paso, Fort Hood, Fort Worth, Gainesville, Galveston, Houston, Killeen, Longview, Marshall, McGregor, Mineola, Nacogdoches, San Antonio, Sanderson, San Marcos, Taylor, and Temple.
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