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Buena Vista Texas Map

Explore Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista, Texas

How to Use This Buena Vista, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.294139
Longitude	-98.610884
Population	93
Density	1088.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78221, 78566, 78582
Area Code	830
County Seat	Brownsville
School District	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District

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About Buena Vista, Texas

Buena Vista is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 1088.1 people per km². Buena Vista is located at 26.2941°N, 98.6109°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78221, 78566, 78582.

Buena Vista exists where the flat, sun-bleached earth surrenders to the brackish salt air drifting in from the open coastline just a mile away. It lies 19.1 miles east-northeast of San Benito, TX (from San Benito, TX: bearing 66°T), and is situated 14.4 miles north-northeast of Los Fresnos. The horizon here is dominated by the vast, shimmering expanse of Laguna Atascosa, its shallow waters reflecting the relentless intensity of the southern light, while the distant, jagged profile of Moranco Blanco offers a singular point of focus against the wide, cloudless sky. A low, saline mist often clings to the grasses, blurring the boundary between the terrestrial scrub and the nearby tidal reaches of Stover Cove. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the heat creates a shimmering veil over the ground, making the world seem to pulse with a slow, deliberate respiration.

Buena Vista draws its character from a legacy of resilience, shaped by the proximity of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves the wild, untamed nature of this border-country landscape. Economic life remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the nearby waterways, where the winding path of the Resaca de los Cuates serves as a vital artery for the region’s sparse but enduring agricultural efforts. Residents often find their way toward the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Trail to walk through the brush, observing the migratory patterns that move toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Barclay Island. The pace of life in Buena Vista is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the wind and the changing tides that pull against the nearby coast, grounding the community in a landscape that resists easy domestication.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.1 mi, 101° E · 277k acres
Sullivan City Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 119° SE
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 221° SW
Los Ebanos Park (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 137° SE
Havana (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 116° SE
Nellie Leo Schunior School (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 111° E
Municipal Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 110° E
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 10.9 mi, 073° E
Peñitas (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 113° SE
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 118° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 121° SE
Border Theater (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 107° E
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 18.4 mi, 104° E
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 20.0 mi, 308° NW
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 106° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 105° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 105° E
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 089° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 27.9 mi, 099° E
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 311° NW
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 118° SE · 4,218 acres
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 37.2 mi, 301° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 57.0 mi, 097° E
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 74.3 mi, 111° E
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 74.3 mi, 111° E
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 74.5 mi, 111° E
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 75.6 mi, 111° E

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