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Fernando Salinas Texas Map

Explore Fernando Salinas, 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 Fernando Salinas, Texas

How to Use This Fernando Salinas, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.3979
Longitude	-98.8311
Population	25
Density	508.0 /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 Fernando Salinas, Texas

Fernando Salinas is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 25. The population density is 508.0 people per km². Fernando Salinas is located at 26.3979°N, 98.8311°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Fernando Salinas sits upon a flat, sun-bleached expanse of South Texas brushland where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a sky of unrelenting blue. It lies 1.4 miles north-northwest of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 332°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Escobares. The earth here is composed of fine, pale dust and stubborn scrub, marked primarily by the seasonal pulse of Los Olmos Creek, which cuts a quiet, thirsty path only a mile from the center of the settlement. To the northwest, the silhouette of Gongora Hill rises as a singular, muted ripple against the plains, breaking the monotony of the scrub-oak and mesquite. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday glare and softens into a bruised violet, casting long, spindly shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant basin of Arroyo los Morenos.

Life in Fernando Salinas remains tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of the land, shaped by generations of ranching families who understand the value of a deep well and a sturdy fence. The economy relies on the resilience of the surrounding acreage, while the nearby Miriam Bale Municipal Park offers a rare patch of shade where the local birds gather in the heat of the afternoon. Though the waters of Falcon Reservoir remain a distant presence to the southwest, the daily reality here is one of dry heat and the persistent, rattling hum of cicadas in the heat-shimmered air. History is not written in grand monuments but in the weathered faces of the residents and the quiet endurance of a culture that has learned to thrive in the margins of the brush.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miriam Bale Municipal Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 257° W
Old Rio Grande City Cemetery (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 161° S
Main Plaza (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 148° SE
Jose De Escandon (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 148° SE
The Rev. Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I. (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 148° SE
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.2 mi, 198° S · 277k acres
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 5.5 mi, 336° NW
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 258° W
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 323° NW
Los Ebanos Park (Local Recreation) — 19.7 mi, 122° SE
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 303° NW
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 24.4 mi, 099° E
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 30.8 mi, 118° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 119° SE
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 33.6 mi, 110° E
Border Theater (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 112° E
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 36.4 mi, 111° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 110° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 41.4 mi, 110° E
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 41.9 mi, 099° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 42.7 mi, 105° E
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.9 mi, 118° SE · 4,218 acres
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 61.6 mi, 330° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 71.6 mi, 101° E

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