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Chapeno Texas Map

Explore Chapeno, 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 Chapeno, Texas

How to Use This Chapeno, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.550879
Longitude	-99.13388
Population	42
Density	202.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78545
Area Code	830
County Seat	Rio Grande City
School District	Roma Independent School District

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About Chapeno, Texas

Chapeno is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 202.7 people per km². Chapeno is located at 26.5509°N, 99.1339°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78545.

Chapeno occupies a sun-baked stretch of earth where the Rio Grande carves a persistent, muddy ribbon through the sparse brush of the borderlands. It lies 12.4 miles northwest of Roma, TX (from Roma, TX: bearing 316°T), and is situated 14.7 miles northwest of Escobares. The landscape surrounding Chapeno consists of low, scrub-covered plains that shimmer under an unrelenting sun, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a distant, indistinct rise. A mile to the north, the waters of Falcon Reservoir pull at the horizon, holding the light in a flat, metallic gaze that anchors the local sky. The air here holds the dry, metallic scent of heated stone and mesquite, a stillness that seems to suspend the very dust in the late afternoon heat, where the shadows grow long and sharp against the parched ground.

History in Chapeno remains tied to the shifting currents of the river and the labor of those who have worked this stubborn soil for generations. Life here moves in sync with the rhythms of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a sanctuary where the native flora provides a quiet contrast to the nearby agricultural tracts. While the economy remains modest, grounded in the practicalities of ranching and the maintenance of the land, the presence of the Falcon State Park Trail offers a path for those who seek the quietude of the scrublands. Chapeno persists as a place of quiet endurance, where the proximity to the Arroyo Medio and the enduring flow of the river shape the identity of those who call these plains their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.3 mi, 056° NE · 277k acres
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 336° NW
Old Falcon (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 022° N
Mission Mier a Visita (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 134° SE
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 077° E
Old Lopeno (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 007° N
Roma Park (Local Park) — 13.1 mi, 143° SE
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 16.1 mi, 107° E
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 135° SE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 22.4 mi, 342° N
Public Falcon Lake Park & Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 22.8 mi, 340° N
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 344° N
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 45.0 mi, 108° E
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 52.3 mi, 118° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 53.5 mi, 119° SE
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 55.0 mi, 114° SE
Border Theater (Theatre) — 55.1 mi, 115° SE
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 57.7 mi, 114° SE
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 59.6 mi, 113° SE
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 62.5 mi, 106° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 62.7 mi, 113° SE
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 63.8 mi, 110° E
Palomino(Laredo College Mascot[horse]) (Public Artwork) — 64.7 mi, 341° N
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.4 mi, 118° SE · 4,218 acres
Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 69.6 mi, 341° N
Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 69.7 mi, 341° N
Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 70.2 mi, 340° N
Star Fort, Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 70.8 mi, 340° N

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