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Rio Hondo Texas Map

Explore Rio Hondo, 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 Rio Hondo, Texas

How to Use This Rio Hondo, Texas Map

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

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	Rio Hondo
State	Texas (TX)
County	Cameron County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	26.235352
Longitude	-97.581932
Population	2,021
Density	462.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78583
Area Code	830
County Seat	Brownsville
School District	Rio Hondo Independent School District

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About Rio Hondo, Texas

Rio Hondo is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,021. The population density is 462.0 people per km². Rio Hondo is located at 26.2354°N, 97.5819°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rio Hondo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78583.

Rio Hondo sits upon a flat, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a relentless blue sky. It lies 7.7 miles east-northeast of Harlingen, TX (from Harlingen, TX: bearing 66°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northeast of San Benito. The Arroyo Colorado cuts a dark, serpentine line through the brush, its slow-moving waters providing a singular, vital vein of moisture to the otherwise parched, scrubby plains. Here, the heat settles heavy and dry, turning the earth into a mosaic of cracked clay and hardy chaparral that shimmers whenever the afternoon winds begin to stir the dust. At the center of this quiet expanse, Rio Hondo Community Park offers a rare patch of shade, its modest canopy of trees serving as a solitary refuge against the glare of the midday sun that beats down upon the surrounding fields.

Agriculture defines the rhythm of life in Rio Hondo, where generations have labored over the fertile, dark soil to harvest crops that thrive in the intense warmth of the deep southern plains. The history of the area is tied to the cultivation of this land, a legacy reflected in the steady, methodical pace of the local economy and the resilient character of those who remain to tend the rows. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains largely untamed, with the distant silhouette of Goose Hill barely marking the northern edge of the view. While the Arroyo Hike and Bike Trail remains miles away, the spirit of the region is found in the stillness of the open country, where the silence is broken only by the distant mechanical hum of irrigation pumps or the occasional rustle of brush under a hawk’s shadow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 277° W
Rio Hondo Community Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 176° S
Stagecoach to the Rio Grande, C.S.A. (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 311° NW
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 175° S
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.2 mi, 167° S · 277k acres
Harlingen Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 234° SW
Bowman Stadium (Stadium) — 5.4 mi, 262° W
Harlingen Army Airfield and Harlingen Air Force Base (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 256° W
Ramsey Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 238° SW
Pendleton Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 252° W
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 7.6 mi, 212° SW
Golden Age of Hollywood & Mexican Cinema in Harlingen, Texas (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 247° SW
Lon C. Hill Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 252° W
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 092° E · 287k acres
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 178° S
Spoil Islands (State Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 051° NE
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 167° S
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 167° S
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 252° W
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 167° S
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 165° S
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 115° SE
Treasures of the Gulf Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 115° SE
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 25.7 mi, 138° SE
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 27.3 mi, 110° E
Pier 19 (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 113° SE
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 27.8 mi, 036° NE · 262k acres
Starbase Sign (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 125° SE
Topgolf (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 266° W
Border Theater (Theatre) — 46.2 mi, 268° W

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