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East Alto Bonito Texas Map

Explore East Alto Bonito, 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 East Alto Bonito, Texas

How to Use This East Alto Bonito, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East Alto Bonito, 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 East Alto Bonito.

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

Latitude	26.3023
Longitude	-98.6358
Population	905
Density	3119.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78582
Area Code	830
County Seat	Rio Grande City
School District	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District

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About East Alto Bonito, Texas

East Alto Bonito is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 905. The population density is 3119.8 people per km². East Alto Bonito is located at 26.3023°N, 98.6358°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

East Alto Bonito occupies a stretch of sun-bleached brushland where the earth turns to fine, pale dust under the relentless pressure of a cloudless sky. It lies 12.6 miles east-southeast of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 115°T), and is situated 4.8 miles west-northwest of Sullivan City. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, punctuated only by the low, scrubby silhouettes of mesquite and the occasional reach of a prickly pear. Salado Creek cuts a narrow, seasonal vein through the terrain just a mile away, its banks marked by the dark, tangled thickets of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, which serves as a quiet sanctuary for the migratory birds passing through the thornscrub. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday edge, softening the sharp thorns and casting long, violet shadows across the flat, open plains that define the character of East Alto Bonito.

Generations of families have worked this soil, finding a stubborn resilience in an economy rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the sprawling ranch lands that define the region. Life in East Alto Bonito moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place where the seasons are measured by the harvest and the infrequent, vital arrival of rain. The influence of the border-country culture is felt in the steady cadence of Spanish and English heard in the local markets, where the air smells of dry earth and roasting chiles. While the modern world presses in from the distance, the daily existence of those who call East Alto Bonito home remains tied to the land, far removed from the cooling influence of any distant water, save for the occasional, shimmering mirage of La Joya Lake sitting quietly nine miles to the west.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 282° W · 277k acres
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 195° S
Sullivan City Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 116° SE
Los Ebanos Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 130° SE
Havana (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 115° SE
Nellie Leo Schunior School (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 111° E
Fort Ringgold County Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 297° NW
Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 296° NW
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 12.3 mi, 077° E
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 118° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 120° SE
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 18.5 mi, 309° NW
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 20.1 mi, 105° E
Border Theater (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 107° E
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 22.8 mi, 106° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 105° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 105° E
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 312° NW
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 090° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 29.5 mi, 099° E
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 117° SE · 4,218 acres
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 35.6 mi, 302° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 58.6 mi, 097° E
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 73.7 mi, 325° NW
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 75.9 mi, 111° E
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 76.0 mi, 111° E
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 77.2 mi, 111° E

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