La Escondida Texas Map
Explore La Escondida, 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 La Escondida, Texas
How to Use This La Escondida, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Escondida, 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 La Escondida.
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 | La Escondida |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Starr County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.3807 |
| Longitude | -98.8737 |
| Population | 183 |
| Density | 1218.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Rio Grande City |
| School District | Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District |
About La Escondida, Texas
La Escondida is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 1218.2 people per km². La Escondida is located at 26.3807°N, 98.8737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.La Escondida occupies a stretch of sun-bleached brushland where the earth shifts between tawny silt and hard, calcified clay. It lies 3.3 miles west of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Roma. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Gongora Hill rising faintly against the shimmering heat. Only a mile away, the Rio Grande carves a persistent, muddy vein through the scrub, providing a narrow corridor of green that stands in stark contrast to the arid plains surrounding it. The air here holds a dry, resinous weight, particularly as the light fails and the sky bruises into deep shades of violet, casting long, lean shadows across the thorny mesquite and prickly pear.
Economic life in La Escondida persists through the quiet endurance of ranching and the slow, deliberate work of those who manage the surrounding tracts of land. The proximity to the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge serves as a reminder of the region’s native resilience, where flora and fauna thrive despite the unrelenting intensity of the summer sun. Five miles to the north, the Arroyo los Morenos cuts a seasonal path through the terrain, a testament to the way water defines the rhythm of this landscape. Residents often look toward the expansive horizon, finding a sense of belonging in the stillness that lingers long after the work of the day is done, while the nearby waters of Falcon Reservoir wait patiently to catch the first pale light of morning.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Site of the Mission San Augustin de Laredo a Visita (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 121° SE
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.8 mi, 128° SE · 277k acres
- Miriam Bale Municipal Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 061° NE
- Old Rio Grande City Cemetery (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 090° E
- Old Rancho Davis (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 092° E
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 265° W
- Fort Ringgold County Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 089° E
- Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 6.2 mi, 359° N
- Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 333° NW
- Falcon State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 310° NW
- Javelina Ranch (Park) — 26.8 mi, 096° E
- Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 32.6 mi, 114° SE
- Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 115° SE
- Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 35.7 mi, 107° E
- Border Theater (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 108° E
- Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 38.5 mi, 108° E
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 40.3 mi, 325° NW
- R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 107° E
- Topgolf (Attraction) — 43.6 mi, 107° E
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 097° E
- Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 45.0 mi, 103° E
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.7 mi, 115° SE · 4,218 acres
- La Paz Museum (Museum) — 61.4 mi, 333° NW
- The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 74.0 mi, 100° E
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About This La Escondida Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Escondida, Texas. Coordinates: 26.3807, -98.8737. 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 La Escondida includes the ZIP code (78582), telephone area code (830), county seat of Starr County (Rio Grande City), and school district assignment (Rio Grande City Grulla 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. |
