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Ranchette Estates Texas Map

Explore Ranchette Estates, 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 Ranchette Estates, Texas

How to Use This Ranchette Estates, Texas Map

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

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.

CityRanchette Estates
StateTexas (TX)
CountyWillacy County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude26.482567
Longitude-97.823886
Population106
Density68.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code78580
Area Code830
County SeatRaymondville
School DistrictRaymondville Independent School District

About Ranchette Estates, Texas

Ranchette Estates is a locality in Willacy County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 106. The population density is 68.1 people per km². Ranchette Estates is located at 26.4826°N, 97.8239°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78580.

Ranchette Estates stretches across a sun-bleached expanse of South Texas, where the horizon flattens into a persistent, shimmering line. It lies 2.5 miles west of Raymondville, TX (from Raymondville, TX: bearing 272°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-northwest of Lyford. The earth here is a mosaic of scrub brush and clay, shaped by the slow, dry winds that carry the scent of parched earth and distant sage. Three miles to the east, the West Main Drain carves a shallow, intermittent path through the brush, while the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Divisadero some fourteen miles away. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday glare, turning the sky into a bruised plum that settles over the flat plains, making the sparse vegetation look like ink drawings against a cooling, amber backdrop.

Ranchette Estates maintains a quiet pace, defined by the practical rhythms of regional agriculture and the steady, unpretentious trade of its residents. The nearby presence of Pony League Park provides a modest green anchor for the local population, a place where the stillness is only broken by the occasional sound of children at play. Five miles away, the waters of La Sal Vieja hold the reflection of the clouds, a quiet landmark in a region that prefers the endurance of the plains over the clamor of urban life. Twelve miles out, the North Floodway serves as a reminder of the water’s ancient, redirected course, grounding the neighborhood in a geography that has been carefully managed to sustain the local economy. Life in Ranchette Estates is measured by the slow turn of the seasons and the simple, honest utility of the land, where the weight of the past is felt in the steady persistence of those who call this dry, open country home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pony League Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 074° E
  • Smiley Face Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 098° E
  • Willacy County Courthouse (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 090° E
  • Raymondville State Bank (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 090° E
  • First Baptist Church of Raymondville (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 088° E
  • Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.4 mi, 327° NW · 277k acres
  • Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 171° S
  • Sebastian Municipal Utility District Regional Sports Facility (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 170° S
  • Monte Alto Veterans Park (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 229° SW
  • Bowman Stadium (Stadium) — 20.2 mi, 152° SE
  • The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 159° S
  • Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 239° SW
  • Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 198° S
  • Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 26.0 mi, 155° SE
  • Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 107° E · 287k acres
  • Spoil Islands (State Conservation Area) — 29.8 mi, 099° E
  • Topgolf (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 230° SW
  • Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.4 mi, 070° E · 262k acres
  • R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 234° SW
  • Border Theater (Theatre) — 36.2 mi, 239° SW
  • Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 36.7 mi, 155° SE
  • Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 40.7 mi, 238° SW
  • Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 45.0 mi, 153° SE
  • Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 45.0 mi, 153° SE
  • Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 153° SE
  • Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 46.0 mi, 152° SE
  • Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 47.4 mi, 126° SE
  • Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 48.4 mi, 123° SE
  • Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 48.4 mi, 138° SE
  • Boca Chica State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 52.2 mi, 131° SE

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About This Ranchette Estates Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ranchette Estates, Texas. Coordinates: 26.482567, -97.823886. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ranchette Estates includes the ZIP code (78580), telephone area code (830), county seat of Willacy County (Raymondville), and school district assignment (Raymondville Independent School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.