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Moraida Texas Map

Explore Moraida, 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 Moraida, Texas

How to Use This Moraida, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.4149
Longitude	-98.9767
Population	229
Density	2156.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78584
Area Code	830
County Seat	Rio Grande City
School District	Roma Independent School District

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About Moraida, Texas

Moraida is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 2156.5 people per km². Moraida is located at 26.4149°N, 98.9767°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78584.

Moraida occupies a sun-bleached expanse of South Texas where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under an immense, pale sky. It lies 2.5 miles east-northeast of Roma, TX (from Roma, TX: bearing 75°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-northwest of Rio Grande City. The land here is defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Rio Grande, which carves a path just one mile away, offering a thin ribbon of riparian life against the scrub-brush plains. To the north, the rise of Gongora Hill breaks the monotony of the flatlands, providing a solitary landmark that catches the sharp, amber light of late afternoon. Further out, the landscape dips toward the Arroyo los Morenos, a drainage that channels seasonal rains through the parched earth, while the expanse of Falcon Reservoir sits fourteen miles off, reflecting the heat in a shimmering, distant basin.

Moraida maintains an economy deeply rooted in the traditions of the borderlands, where the pace of commerce follows the rhythms of ranching and regional trade. History clings to the local soil, reflecting a legacy of movement and settlement that predates modern infrastructure, leaving an imprint on the architecture and the bilingual character of daily life. Residents often gather near the quiet perimeter of Roma Park, finding a rare shade beneath the mesquite and native growth that defines this arid corridor. Despite the silence that settles over the brush at midday, Moraida holds a resilience in its dust and heat, persisting as a quiet node of activity in a vast, open landscape that demands much from those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nuevo Santander Land Grants (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 232° SW
Roma Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 233° SW
Garceno Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 097° E
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.3 mi, 140° SE · 277k acres
Memorial Hospital (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 256° W
First Chapel in Roma (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 258° W
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 140° SE
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 6.8 mi, 054° NE
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 357° N
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 319° NW
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 33.5 mi, 099° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 34.9 mi, 331° NW
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 39.4 mi, 113° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 115° SE
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 42.5 mi, 108° E
Border Theater (Theatre) — 42.6 mi, 109° E
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 45.3 mi, 108° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 47.2 mi, 108° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 50.4 mi, 107° E
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 099° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 51.7 mi, 104° E
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.5 mi, 114° SE · 4,218 acres
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 56.6 mi, 337° NW
Palomino(Laredo College Mascot[horse]) (Public Artwork) — 77.0 mi, 336° NW

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