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La Puerta Texas Map

Explore La Puerta, 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 Puerta, Texas

How to Use This La Puerta, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.344512
Longitude	-98.745026
Population	638
Density	779.5 /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 La Puerta, Texas

La Puerta is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 638. The population density is 779.5 people per km². La Puerta is located at 26.3445°N, 98.7450°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

La Puerta emerges from a landscape of sun-bleached brush and thorny scrub, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky of relentless, pale clarity. It lies 5.3 miles east-southeast of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 118°T), and is situated 2.3 miles southeast of Las Lomas. The earth here is a dusty mosaic of mesquite and cactus, holding the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins its slow descent toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Gongora Hill. Only a mile away, the Rio Grande carves a persistent, muddy path through the low-lying plains, its presence marked by a thin, verdant ribbon of vegetation that contrasts sharply with the arid expanse of the surrounding chaparral. To the north, the terrain remains largely untamed, preserved as part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, where the silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp call of a hawk circling above the thicket.

La Puerta persists as a quiet outpost shaped by the rugged demands of a border-country economy, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the land. Historically, the people of La Puerta have looked to the earth for sustenance, balancing modest agricultural ventures with the practicalities of a region defined by its proximity to the border. While La Joya Lake sits sixteen miles away, providing a rare gathering point for local wildlife and those seeking a respite from the dry heat, the true character of the place is found in the dusty stillness of its streets and the resilience of its residents. Here, the evening light casts long, violet shadows across the fences and gravel roads, illuminating a way of life that remains stubbornly independent, rooted in the hard-packed soil and the long, shimmering heat that defines the passing days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.2 mi, 034° NE · 277k acres
Rio Grande City Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 317° NW
Basilio Villarreal Municipal Parc (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 302° NW
Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 299° NW
Fort Ringgold, C.S.A. (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 300° NW
Fort Ringgold (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 299° NW
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 140° SE
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 11.6 mi, 319° NW
Los Ebanos Park (Local Recreation) — 13.2 mi, 121° SE
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 18.7 mi, 091° E
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 318° NW
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 116° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 118° SE
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 27.4 mi, 107° E
Border Theater (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 109° E
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 304° NW
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 30.1 mi, 108° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 107° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 107° E
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 094° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 36.7 mi, 102° E
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.4 mi, 117° SE · 4,218 acres
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 65.7 mi, 099° E
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 67.5 mi, 328° NW

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