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Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz Texas Map

Explore Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, 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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, Texas

How to Use This Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, 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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz.

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	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz
State	Texas (TX)
County	Cameron County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	26.0338
Longitude	-97.6337
Population	1,981
Density	291.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78586
Area Code	830
County Seat	Brownsville
School District	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

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About Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, Texas

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,981. The population density is 291.3 people per km². Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz is located at 26.0338°N, 97.6337°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78586.

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz occupies a flat expanse of South Texas brushland where the horizon stretches thin and pale under an unrelenting, sun-bleached sky. It lies 6.8 miles south of San Benito, TX (from San Benito, TX: bearing 181°T), and is situated 4.8 miles west of Rancho Viejo. The terrain is defined by low-lying scrub and thorny mesquite that clings to the earth, absorbing the intense heat that radiates from the dry, dusty soil. Only a mile away, the Rio Grande carves a sluggish, meandering path through the landscape, providing a narrow ribbon of green that contrasts sharply with the surrounding arid plains. Five miles distant, the waters of Cameron Company WCID 2 Reservoir 2 hold a stillness that reflects the shifting clouds, while the presence of Unknown Park ensures that pockets of native flora remain undisturbed by the encroachment of modern development.

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz preserves a quiet, enduring character shaped by generations of agricultural labor and the steady influence of border-country traditions. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, where the cultivation of crops and the management of livestock dictate the pace of life far more than the clocks on the wall. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent, bilingual heritage of the families who have long worked these fields and maintained the irrigation networks necessary to sustain life in such a thirsty climate. Occasionally, the distant silhouette of Loma Alta breaks the monotony of the flatlands, a reminder of the vast, varied geography that lies beyond these quiet rural stretches. Life in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, colored by the deep, resonant connection between the inhabitants and the stubborn, sun-baked earth beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 217° SW
Don Jose Esparanza Community Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 159° S
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 103° E · 277k acres
Esparza Cemetery (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 147° SE
La Paloma Community Park (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 293° NW
Sabas Cavazos Cemetery (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 145° SE
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 119° SE
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 316° NW
Matanza of 1915 (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 025° NE
Brownsville Sports Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 107° E
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 7.5 mi, 354° N
Ramsey Park (Local Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 350° N
Saint Joseph Academy Football Stadium (Stadium) — 11.4 mi, 134° SE
Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 341° N
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 137° SE
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 137° SE
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 138° SE
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 135° SE
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.1 mi, 055° NE · 287k acres
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 288° W
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 104° E
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 084° E
Treasures of the Gulf Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 084° E
Starbase Sign (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 097° E
Boca Chica State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 28.1 mi, 096° E
Pier 19 (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 084° E
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 29.3 mi, 081° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 37.0 mi, 288° W
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 41.4 mi, 028° NE · 262k acres
Border Theater (Theatre) — 44.8 mi, 286° W

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