Catarina Texas Map
Explore Catarina, 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 Catarina, Texas
How to Use This Catarina, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Catarina, 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 Catarina.
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 | Catarina |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Dimmit County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 28.345548 |
| Longitude | -99.613379 |
| Population | 70 |
| Density | 7.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78836 |
| Area Code | 512, 830 |
| County Seat | Carrizo Springs |
| School District | Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District |
About Catarina, Texas
Catarina is a locality in Dimmit County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 70. The population density is 7.2 people per km². Catarina is located at 28.3455°N, 99.6134°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78836.Catarina rests upon a vast, sun-bleached expanse of South Texas brush country where the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, shimmering haze. It lies 58.3 miles north of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 354°T), and is situated 19.3 miles southeast of Carrizo Springs. The land here is defined by low, thorny thickets and arid plains that absorb the relentless heat, turning a dusty, muted gold under the high noon sun. Three miles away, the banks of San Roque Creek carve a narrow, verdant artery through the dry earth, offering a rare sanctuary of shade where the air grows heavy and cool with the scent of damp silt. To the distant west, the Dos Hermanos Peaks rise as faint, jagged silhouettes against the evening sky, marking the boundary of a landscape that feels both indifferent and ancient.
Catarina carries the quiet weight of a region shaped by the boom and bust of ranching and the persistent pulse of the oil patch. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal demands of the brush, drawing sustenance from the surrounding plains and the nearby Chaparral Wildlife Management Area, where the native flora and fauna endure in silence. The architecture of the streets reflects a history of survival, with weathered structures that have witnessed the slow transition from open range to modern industry. While the nearby basin of Stag Hollow collects the sparse rains of late summer, the people of Catarina maintain a rhythm dictated by the sun and the soil, finding a particular beauty in the way the twilight deepens the shadows of the mesquite until the land itself seems to dissolve into the coming night.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Catarina Hotel (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 352° N
- Chaparral Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 089° E
- Valenzuela Ranch Headquarters (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 207° SW
- Bel-Asher (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 306° NW
- Veteran'S Park (Local Park) — 23.8 mi, 075° E
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 27.0 mi, 331° NW
- Eastern Bluebird (Public Artwork) — 47.5 mi, 184° S
- Frio Pioneer Jail Museum (Museum) — 49.0 mi, 040° NE
- Court House (Museum) — 49.0 mi, 040° NE
- Lake Casa Blanca State Park (State Park) — 56.1 mi, 170° S
- Casa Blanca Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 56.4 mi, 170° S
- Recreational Area (Local Recreation) — 56.8 mi, 168° S
- Star Fort, Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 57.7 mi, 174° S
- Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 58.2 mi, 174° S
- Cinemark Mall De Las Aguilas (Cinema) — 58.4 mi, 295° NW
- Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 58.6 mi, 174° S
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 58.6 mi, 174° S
- Cooks Slough Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 59.0 mi, 350° N
- Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 60.7 mi, 350° N
- Briscoe-Garner Museum (Museum) — 60.9 mi, 350° N
- McMullen County Historical Museum (Museum) — 65.1 mi, 083° E
- Vanham (Conservation Area) — 67.6 mi, 350° N
- James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 67.8 mi, 083° E
- Devine Opera House (Theatre) — 69.6 mi, 038° NE
- Long Hollow (Conservation Area) — 72.6 mi, 345° N
- Hondo Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 75.1 mi, 023° NE
- Choke Canyon State Park (State Park) — 76.6 mi, 084° E
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About This Catarina Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Catarina, Texas. Coordinates: 28.345548, -99.613379. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Catarina includes the ZIP code (78836), telephone area code (512, 830), county seat of Dimmit County (Carrizo Springs), and school district assignment (Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
