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Narciso Pena Texas Map

Explore Narciso Pena, 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 Narciso Pena, Texas

How to Use This Narciso Pena, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.3019
Longitude	-98.6407
Population	32
Density	1544.4 /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 Narciso Pena, Texas

Narciso Pena is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 1544.4 people per km². Narciso Pena is located at 26.3019°N, 98.6407°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Narciso Pena occupies a stretch of scrub-brushed earth where the horizon flattens into a persistent, heat-shimmered line. It lies 12.4 miles east-southeast of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 116°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-northwest of Sullivan City. The landscape is defined by the subtle, arid topography of the South Texas plains, where the vegetation clings to the soil with a stubborn, thorny resilience. Only a mile away, the dense, low-hanging thickets of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge provide a sanctuary for migratory birds and elusive bobcats, their presence marking the wilder margins of the territory. Salado Creek winds its way through this dry basin, a thin, intermittent vein of water that rarely swells, yet serves as the primary tether for the local ecology. The light here arrives with a singular, bleaching intensity, turning the dust to gold at midday and cooling the low-growing mesquite into silhouettes of deep violet as the sun retreats toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Gongora Hill.

Narciso Pena remains a quiet testament to the enduring rhythm of border-country life, where the economy is inextricably tied to the cultivation of the land and the quiet commerce of the plains. The legacy of ranching families persists in the fence lines and the weathered architecture that marks the transition from open pasture to the modest, functional dwellings of the residents. While the shimmering expanse of La Joya Lake sits nine miles distant, the daily life of the population is governed more by the seasonal demands of the fields and the slow, deliberate pace of the local thoroughfares. There is an unspoken, bilingual heritage in the way the air smells of parched earth and blooming huisache, a sensory memory that informs the character of the people as much as the history of the region itself. In Narciso Pena, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual lengthening of shadows across the hard-packed soil and the steady, unpretentious labor of a community rooted firmly in its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 282° W · 277k acres
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 190° S
Sullivan City Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 114° SE
Los Ebanos Park (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 128° SE
Havana (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 114° SE
Nellie Leo Schunior School (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 110° E
Fort Ringgold County Park (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 298° NW
Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 296° NW
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 12.6 mi, 077° E
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 117° SE
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 18.3 mi, 310° NW
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 120° SE
Border Theater (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 107° E
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 20.4 mi, 105° E
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 23.1 mi, 106° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 105° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 105° E
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 312° NW
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 090° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 29.8 mi, 099° E
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.3 mi, 117° SE · 4,218 acres
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 35.3 mi, 302° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 58.9 mi, 097° E
La Paz Museum (Museum) — 73.6 mi, 325° NW
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 76.2 mi, 111° E
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 76.2 mi, 111° E
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 77.5 mi, 111° E

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