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Rancho Viejo Texas Map

Explore Rancho Viejo, 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 Rancho Viejo, Texas

How to Use This Rancho Viejo, Texas Map

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

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	Rancho Viejo
State	Texas (TX)
County	Galveston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	26.035785
Longitude	-97.555374
Population	2,838
Density	534.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77546, 78575
Area Code	281, 830
County Seat	Galveston
School District	Brownsville Independent School District

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About Rancho Viejo, Texas

Rancho Viejo is a locality in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,838. The population density is 534.0 people per km². Rancho Viejo is located at 26.0358°N, 97.5554°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rancho Viejo is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77546, 78575.

Rancho Viejo occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon pulls the eye toward the distant, saline breath of Nassau Bay. It lies 3.6 miles south-southeast of Friendswood, TX (from Friendswood, TX: bearing 165°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southeast of Pearland. The terrain here is defined by low-lying prairie grasses and the persistent, sluggish drift of Magnolia Creek, which winds through the landscape just a mile away, carving quiet channels into the earth. At the edge of the residential grid, the land gives way to the protected grounds of Lake Friendswood, where the vegetation thickens and the humidity clings to the skin like a heavy, humid shawl. Even in the height of summer, the light possesses a peculiar, amber quality that softens the sharp edges of the fence lines and settles over the scrub brush, turning the gray-green foliage into a shimmering, indeterminate haze.

Economic life in Rancho Viejo has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the surrounding coastal plains, reflecting a history of land stewardship that prioritizes the open space over the frantic density of urban centers. While Cedar Gully lies only four miles away, its shallow basin serves as a reminder of the subtle, shifting geology that dictates the pace of local development. Residents go about their days with a measured, observant stillness, often watching the sky for the erratic shifts in weather that roll in from the coast. Whether it is the seasonal maintenance of property or the quiet transit toward the busier corridors of the region, the character of Rancho Viejo remains anchored by this proximity to the water and the vast, unencumbered sky that dictates the rhythm of the afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stillman Dog Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 111° E
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.4 mi, 186° S · 277k acres
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 186° S
Brownsville Sports Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 139° SE
Rancho Viejo (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 149° SE
Sabas Cavazos Cemetery (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 215° SW
Esparza Cemetery (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 260° W
Don Jose Esparanza Community Park (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 261° W
Laureles Community Park (Local Recreation) — 6.8 mi, 042° NE
Saint Joseph Academy Football Stadium (Stadium) — 8.7 mi, 157° SE
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 295° NW
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 9.3 mi, 322° NW
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 158° S
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 158° S
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 159° S
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.9 mi, 088° E · 287k acres
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 154° SE
Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 321° NW
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 16.5 mi, 109° E
South Bay Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 092° E
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 083° E
Treasures of the Gulf Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 083° E
Starbase Sign (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 099° E
Boca Chica State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 23.2 mi, 098° E
Boca Chica (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 098° E
Pier 19 (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 083° E
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 24.5 mi, 079° E
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 39.2 mi, 022° N · 262k acres
Topgolf (Attraction) — 41.6 mi, 286° W
Border Theater (Theatre) — 49.4 mi, 285° W

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