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Lago Texas Map

Explore Lago, 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 Lago, Texas

How to Use This Lago, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.088688
Longitude	-97.6136
Population	161
Density	1322.6 /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 Lago, Texas

Lago is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 161. The population density is 1322.6 people per km². Lago is located at 26.0887°N, 97.6136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78586.

Lago endures under a vast, open sky where the earth stretches flat and sun-baked, defined by the relentless brush of the scrubland and the wide, horizon-spanning plains of the Texas borderlands. It lies 3.2 miles south-southeast of San Benito, TX (from San Benito, TX: bearing 160°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southeast of Harlingen. The air here holds a particular, dry heat that seems to distill the light into a golden, heavy clarity, casting long shadows across the dust as the day wanes. While the distant silhouette of Loma Alta defines the far limit of the view, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves the native thickets and thorny woodlands that have long claimed this soil. The proximity of the Rio Grande provides a steady, slow-moving pulse to the geography, anchoring the land in a cycle of growth and thirst that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding acreage.

Lago maintains a quiet existence shaped by the demands of a region where agriculture and the stewardship of the land have served as the primary measures of duration for generations. The economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth, drawing strength from the resilience of those who cultivate the fields and manage the vast, open tracts that define the local character. Beyond the working lands, the presence of the Tule Lake Bed serves as a reminder of the shifting, ancient waters that once carved the basin, while the nearby Cameron Company WCID 2 Reservoir 2 offers a different sort of stillness to the landscape. Those who seek the outdoors often find their way toward the Arroyo Hike and Bike Trail, a thin ribbon of passage that allows for a closer communion with the quiet, persistent vitality of the brush. Life in Lago proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, reflecting a culture that values the steady endurance of its people over the fleeting distractions of more crowded horizons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.1 mi, 103° E · 277k acres
Matanza of 1915 (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 045° NE
Stookey Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 357° N
Water District Building (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 337° NW
San Benito Bank and Trust Company (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 338° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 199° S
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 4.2 mi, 331° NW
Don Jose Esparanza Community Park (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 193° S
La Paloma Community Park (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 235° SW
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 272° W
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 156° SE
Ramsey Park (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 335° NW
Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 325° NW
Bowman Stadium (Stadium) — 10.0 mi, 340° N
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.1 mi, 065° NE · 287k acres
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 151° SE
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 151° SE
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 151° SE
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 148° SE
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 277° W
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 21.2 mi, 115° SE
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 092° E
Treasures of the Gulf Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 092° E
Starbase Sign (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 105° E
Boca Chica State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 27.5 mi, 104° E
Pier 19 (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 091° E
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 27.7 mi, 088° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 282° W
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 37.5 mi, 029° NE · 262k acres
Border Theater (Theatre) — 45.1 mi, 281° W

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