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Los Alvarez Texas Map

Explore Los Alvarez, 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 Los Alvarez, Texas

How to Use This Los Alvarez, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.389509
Longitude	-98.901139
Population	247
Density	1014.5 /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 Los Alvarez, Texas

Los Alvarez is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 247. The population density is 1014.5 people per km². Los Alvarez is located at 26.3895°N, 98.9011°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Los Alvarez anchors a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the brushland of the Rio Grande plains stretches toward a horizon defined by the gentle, hazy silhouette of Gongora Hill. It lies 5.0 miles west of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 278°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east of Roma. The light here acts as a physical weight, bleaching the limestone and mesquite to a monochromatic pale gray until the evening, when the sun dips low and casts long, violet shadows across the dust. To the east, the deep, meandering channel of the Rio Grande carves a ribbon of dark moisture through the arid terrain, providing a singular, vital contrast to the dry, thorny scrub that dominates the landscape. The winds often carry the scent of baked earth and dry grasses, moving across the vast, open flats with a persistent, dry hum that defines the atmosphere of the region.

Los Alvarez persists as a quiet node of human industry within this demanding geography, shaped by long-standing ranching traditions and the slow, rhythmic cultivation of the surrounding soil. The economic life of the area remains tied to the land and the nearby Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, which serves as a sanctuary for the migratory birds that pass through the basin of the Arroyo los Morenos. While Falcon Reservoir sits nineteen miles to the northwest, its presence is felt in the subtle management of water rights that dictates the viability of local agriculture. Life in Los Alvarez follows the pace of the seasons, characterized by the resilience of its inhabitants and a profound, quiet connection to a landscape that refuses to be tamed by sprawl or artifice.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 248° W
Garceno Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 301° NW
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 269° W · 277k acres
Site of the Mission San Augustin de Laredo a Visita (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 114° SE
Miriam Bale Municipal Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 085° E
Old Rio Grande City Cemetery (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 097° E
Old Rancho Davis (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 098° E
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 5.8 mi, 009° N
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 338° N
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 312° NW
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 28.6 mi, 097° E
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 34.4 mi, 114° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 115° SE
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 37.5 mi, 107° E
Border Theater (Theatre) — 37.6 mi, 109° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 38.8 mi, 327° NW
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 40.3 mi, 108° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 42.2 mi, 107° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 45.4 mi, 107° E
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 097° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 46.8 mi, 103° E
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.5 mi, 115° SE · 4,218 acres
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 60.1 mi, 334° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 75.7 mi, 100° E

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