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Cantu Addition Texas Map

Explore Cantu Addition, 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 Cantu Addition, Texas

How to Use This Cantu Addition, Texas Map

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

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	Cantu Addition
State	Texas (TX)
County	Brooks County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	27.202543
Longitude	-98.155283
Population	191
Density	245.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78355
Area Code	830
County Seat	Falfurrias
School District	Brooks County Independent School District

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About Cantu Addition, Texas

Cantu Addition is a locality in Brooks County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 245.0 people per km². Cantu Addition is located at 27.2025°N, 98.1553°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78355.

Cantu Addition occupies a quiet stretch of the brush-covered plains where the horizon remains wide and undisturbed by the clutter of larger metropolises. It lies 28.4 miles southwest of Kingsville, TX (from Kingsville, TX: bearing 220°T), and is situated 1.8 miles south-southwest of Falfurrias. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, bleaching the dry grasses to a pale straw color and casting long, sharp shadows from the scrubby mesquite that dots the landscape. To the west, the rise of Gyp Hill breaks the monotony of the flat earth, providing a singular landmark against the infinite blue, while the nearby Loma Blanca Pasture offers a slight, sunken relief in the terrain. The proximity of Una de Gato Creek, flowing sluggishly just a mile away, provides a narrow vein of moisture that sustains a thicker, greener growth in its immediate wake, contrasting with the arid, dust-dusted character of the surrounding fields.

Cantu Addition sustains itself through the steady, patient work of the land, where the rhythms of ranching and regional commerce dictate the pace of the day. The local character is quiet and deliberate, shaped by generations who have learned to read the shifting winds and the seasonal temperament of Laguna Salada, which lies three miles off as a mirror for the intense Texas sky. Residents often find a moment of respite at West Side Park, a simple expanse of green that serves as a communal anchor for the neighborhood. There is a profound, unadorned dignity in the way Cantu Addition persists, a place where the history of the soil is written not in monuments, but in the enduring resilience of those who tend the fences and keep the gates.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Side Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 352° N
Brooks County's Catholic Heritage (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 021° N
First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 018° N
Brooks County Courthouse (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 023° NE
La Colonia Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 012° N
Seeligson Park (Local Recreation) — 11.6 mi, 009° N
Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 086° E
South Pasture Research Facility (Recreation Easement) — 24.7 mi, 041° NE
Dick Kleberg Park (Local Recreation) — 25.7 mi, 044° NE
John E Conner Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 037° NE
1904 Train Depot Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 039° NE
Rio 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 043° NE
South Texas Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 007° N
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 166° S · 277k acres
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 45.5 mi, 095° E · 262k acres
Violet Museum (Museum) — 46.9 mi, 031° NE
Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 47.3 mi, 028° NE
St. John Paul II Statue (Public Artwork) — 56.6 mi, 052° NE
Lake Corpus Christi State Park (State Park) — 61.3 mi, 016° N
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 61.5 mi, 159° S
Mesquite Street Comedy Club (Theatre) — 62.1 mi, 048° NE
K Space Contemporary (Gallery) — 62.2 mi, 048° NE
Robert E. Salle Observation Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 62.9 mi, 048° NE
Fan Pavillion (Attraction) — 63.1 mi, 048° NE
Mustang Island State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 65.8 mi, 063° NE
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 67.0 mi, 181° S
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.2 mi, 133° SE · 287k acres
Border Theater (Theatre) — 69.0 mi, 189° S
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 69.1 mi, 185° S
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 71.4 mi, 191° S

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