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Bayview Texas Map

Explore Bayview, 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 Bayview, Texas

How to Use This Bayview, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.133441
Longitude	-97.397632
Population	475
Density	47.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77518, 78566
Area Code	281, 830
County Seat	Brownsville
School District	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

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About Bayview, Texas

Bayview is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 475. The population density is 47.2 people per km². Bayview is located at 26.1334°N, 97.3976°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bayview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77518, 78566.

Bayview occupies a quiet expanse of flat, sun-bleached coastal prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the distant silhouette of Loma la Jauja. It lies 14.4 miles east of San Benito, TX (from San Benito, TX: bearing 91°T), and is situated 6.2 miles northeast of Los Fresnos. The air here holds the salt-heavy weight of the tides, drifting inland from Laguna Vista Cove to stir the scrub brush and mesquite that define the local terrain. Only a mile away, the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, their wings catching the harsh, amber light of late afternoon as they circle above the brush. Farther out, the stillness is punctuated by the presence of Laguna Atascosa and the winding, brackish path of the Resaca de los Cuates, both serving as vital arteries in a landscape that feels suspended between the dry, inland dust and the encroaching moisture of the coast.

Bayview traces its character to a history of rugged land use, where the economy has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of agriculture and the stewardship of the surrounding wild spaces. In the shadow of the Tule Lake Bed and the distant, lonely rise of Needle Island, the residents maintain a pace of life that favors patience over industry. The local culture remains deeply rooted in the bilingual heritage of the borderlands, a place where the Spanish and English tongues mingle as naturally as the shifting winds. Life in Bayview unfolds without pretense, defined by the cyclical work of the fields and the quiet observation of a sky that seems to possess more depth and color here than anywhere else, casting long, violet shadows over the earth as the day dissolves into the dark.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.0 mi, 085° E · 277k acres
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.4 mi, 342° N · 287k acres
Holly Beach (Park) — 5.1 mi, 089° E
Laureles Community Park (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 253° W
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 230° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 109° E
The Battle of Palo Alto (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 212° SW
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 284° W
Alta Vista Apartments (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 109° E
Port Isabel Cemetery (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 109° E
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 109° E
Treasures of the Gulf Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 108° E
Elon Musk Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 159° S
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 154° SE
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 226° SW
South Bay Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 123° SE
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 14.4 mi, 099° E
Pier 19 (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 105° E
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 15.5 mi, 272° W
Saint Joseph Academy Football Stadium (Stadium) — 16.1 mi, 204° SW
Boca Chica State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 16.5 mi, 127° SE
Boca Chica (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 127° SE
Starbase Sign (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 129° SE
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 201° S
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 201° S
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 197° S
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 200° S
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 30.0 mi, 009° N · 262k acres
Topgolf (Attraction) — 50.0 mi, 275° W
Border Theater (Theatre) — 57.9 mi, 276° W

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