Gay map for Austin, TX

Austin is the capital of Texas · 30.2672, -97.7431 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In Austin that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

Austin on the map

The map opens centred on Austin at 30.2672, -97.7431. The nearest other city with a page here is Houston, 146 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

The other 2 cities in Texas with a page here: Dallas, Houston.

20 public places in and around Austin are listed further down — 3 bars, 3 gardens, 3 parks, 3 viewpoints, 2 cafés, 2 nature reserves, 2 pubs, a community centre and an LGBTQ+ venue. Among them The Iron Bear, Barton Springs Park and Billy's on Burnet Road. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around Austin

• The Iron Bear — LGBTQ+ venue
• Senior Citizens Center — community centre
• Gus Fruh Park — park
• Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve — nature reserve
• Butterfly Trail — garden
• Doug Sahm Hill — viewpoint
• The Elephant Room — bar
• Deep Eddy Cabaret — pub
• Starbucks — café
• Bee Caves Preserve — park
• Blunn Creek Nature Preserve — nature reserve
• Hartman Prehistoric Garden — garden
• Lou Neff Point — viewpoint
• The Aristocrat — bar
• Billy's on Burnet Road — pub
• Upper Crust Bakery — café
• Barton Springs Park — park
• Rose Garden — garden
• Longhorn Point — viewpoint
• Lala's — bar

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• Houston, TX — 146 mi
• Dallas, TX — 182 mi
• Oklahoma City, OK — 360 mi
• Baton Rouge, LA — 391 mi
• Little Rock, AR — 443 mi
• New Orleans, LA — 459 mi

Getting started in Austin

• Open the Austin map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.