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Palo Blanco Texas Map

Explore Palo Blanco, 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 Palo Blanco, Texas

How to Use This Palo Blanco, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.3876
Longitude	-98.9024
Population	238
Density	1531.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78582
Area Code	830
County Seat	Rio Grande City
School District	Roma Independent School District

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About Palo Blanco, Texas

Palo Blanco is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 238. The population density is 1531.5 people per km². Palo Blanco is located at 26.3876°N, 98.9024°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Palo Blanco occupies a quiet stretch of sun-bleached earth where the horizon pulls wide and flat against an endless, pale sky. It lies 5.1 miles west of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 276°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Roma. The landscape around Palo Blanco is defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Rio Grande, which carves its path just a mile away, feeding the thirsty brush and scrubland that characterize this arid domain. To the north, the subtle rise of Gongora Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, while the nearby Arroyo los Morenos cuts a dry, stony scar through the terrain, holding the memory of past rains in its dusty bed. As the sun begins its descent, the light catches the silvered leaves of the mesquite, turning the entire expanse into a study of muted ochre and soft, shifting gray.

Life here moves in accordance with the rhythms of the land, shaped by the legacy of ranching and the persistent, industrious spirit of the borderlands. The surrounding acreage, including the nearby Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, preserves a wilder character that balances the cultivated plots of local agriculture. While the vast expanse of Falcon Reservoir sits only nineteen miles away, the daily existence of those in Palo Blanco remains tied to the immediate, sun-drenched soil and the cycles of the seasons. People here carry a quiet fortitude, navigating a life where the economy is as sparse and resilient as the vegetation, and where the evening air holds the cooling scent of dry earth and the distant, low hum of a world that values endurance above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 251° W
Garceno Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 304° NW
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.9 mi, 272° W · 277k acres
Site of the Mission San Augustin de Laredo a Visita (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 111° E
Miriam Bale Municipal Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 083° E
Old Rio Grande City Cemetery (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 096° E
Old Rancho Davis (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 097° E
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 5.9 mi, 009° N
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 339° N
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 312° NW
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 28.7 mi, 096° E
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 34.4 mi, 113° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 115° SE
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 37.6 mi, 107° E
Border Theater (Theatre) — 37.6 mi, 108° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 38.9 mi, 327° NW
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 40.3 mi, 107° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 42.3 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) — 60.2 mi, 334° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 75.8 mi, 100° E

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