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Los Minerales Texas Map

Explore Los Minerales, 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 Minerales, Texas

How to Use This Los Minerales, Texas Map

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

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 Minerales
State	Texas (TX)
County	Webb County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Matamoros)

Latitude	27.6555
Longitude	-99.6179
Population	30
Density	10.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78045
Area Code	210, 726
County Seat	Laredo
School District	United Independent School District

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About Los Minerales, Texas

Los Minerales is a locality in Webb County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 10.9 people per km². Los Minerales is located at 27.6555°N, 99.6179°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Matamoros) timezone. ZIP code: 78045.

Los Minerales occupies a stretch of arid plains where the horizon is defined by the sharp, singular silhouette of El Pico rising against the pale sky. It lies 12.3 miles north-northwest of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 327°T), and is situated 21.8 miles north-northwest of Rio Bravo. The land here remains stubbornly austere, characterized by sun-bleached grasses and the scrub brush that clings to the limestone-heavy soil. A mile to the east, the intermittent flow of Santa Isabel Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the clay, providing a rare vein of moisture in an otherwise parched expanse. Beyond the edge of the residential grid, the terrain flattens into an open vista, where the late afternoon light turns the dust to a fine, shimmering gold that hangs suspended in the cooling air.

Economic life in Los Minerales has long been tethered to the shifting fortunes of the regional extraction industries and the quiet endurance of ranching families. The local rhythm is dictated by the slow maintenance of fence lines and the occasional hum of heavy machinery, a stark contrast to the stillness found within the boundaries of Penitas West Community Park. Residents often seek the shade of the park’s sparse trees when the heat intensifies, or they look toward the distant, shimmering surface of Big Tank, seven miles away, as a marker of the region’s sparse water reserves. Despite the harshness of the environment, a distinct cultural persistence defines the daily labor here, where the legacy of past mineral pursuits informs the sturdy, unpretentious character of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Penitas West Community Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 028° NE
Eastern Bluebird (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 276° W
Indian Sunset Muller Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 118° SE
Father McNaboe Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 132° SE
Coal Mining in Las Minas: San Tomas Coal Field (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 298° NW
Muro Del Amor (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 113° SE
Star Fort, Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.4 mi, 149° SE
El Paso De Jacinto (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 150° SE
Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.8 mi, 150° SE
River Bend Park (Local Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 152° SE
Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 147° SE
Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 147° SE
Casa Blanca Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 12.7 mi, 129° SE
Lake Casa Blanca State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 128° SE
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 152° SE
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 78.9 mi, 159° S

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