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Ruidosa Texas Map

Explore Ruidosa, 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 Ruidosa, Texas

How to Use This Ruidosa, Texas Map

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

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	Ruidosa
State	Texas (TX)
County	Presidio County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.982941
Longitude	-104.67937
Population	180
Density	0.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	79843, 79846
Area Code	915
County Seat	Marfa

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About Ruidosa, Texas

Ruidosa is a locality in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Ruidosa is located at 29.9829°N, 104.6794°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79843, 79846.

Ruidosa occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert meets the persistent, life-giving ribbon of the Rio Grande. It lies 145.6 miles southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 139°T), and is situated 34.5 miles north-northwest of Presidio. This landscape is defined by the thirsty earth of the borderlands, where the ground is etched by the passage of time and the seasonal temperament of the Arroyo Escondido. Six miles to the west, the rugged silhouettes of the Chinati Mountains rise against an unrelenting blue, while the distant, solitary peak of Cerro de la Cruz watches over the horizon like a silent sentinel. The air here holds a profound stillness, clarified by the lack of humidity and the immense scale of the sky, which turns the color of bruised plums as the sun retreats behind the jagged shadows of the basin.

Ruidosa maintains a quiet, enduring presence grounded in the realities of ranching and the slow, deliberate pace of life along the river’s edge. The economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, reflecting a history of resilience where families have adapted to the scarcity of water and the intensity of the summer heat. While the structures of the past slowly yield to the elements, the spirit of the region persists in the bilingual cadence of daily conversation and the deep-seated knowledge of how to survive in a semi-arid climate. Life in Ruidosa is measured not by the clock, but by the shifting light across the plains and the seasonal flow of the river, leaving a quiet mark on those who remain to cultivate this demanding, beautiful territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chinati Mountains (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 131° SE
Would You Hold Still Please (Viewpoint) — 18.3 mi, 060° NE
Mission San Francisco de los Julimes (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 154° SE
Milton Faver (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 104° E
Here Milton Faver (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 117° SE
Big Bend Ranch State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 119° SE
Kellogg Park (Local Park) — 35.0 mi, 146° SE
Casa Ramon (Historic Ruins) — 38.7 mi, 118° SE
Vasques House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 40.9 mi, 125° SE
Untitled (dawn To Dusk) (Public Artwork) — 44.6 mi, 060° NE
Chinati Foundation (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 061° NE
Marfa and Presidio County Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 060° NE
Glitch Gallery (Gallery) — 45.4 mi, 060° NE
Maintenant (Gallery) — 47.4 mi, 061° NE
Indio Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 51.2 mi, 342° N
Davis Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 54.0 mi, 033° NE
Midwestern State University Dalquest Desert Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 59.1 mi, 118° SE
Davis Mountains State Park (State Park) — 60.3 mi, 046° NE
McDonald Observatory (Attraction) — 62.0 mi, 039° NE
Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 66.0 mi, 088° E
Ranga Theatres (Cinema) — 66.1 mi, 067° NE
Davis Mountains (Conservation Area) — 66.1 mi, 041° NE
Granada Theatre (Theatre) — 66.2 mi, 067° NE
Museum of the Big Bend (Museum) — 66.8 mi, 067° NE
Neill Museum (Museum) — 67.7 mi, 042° NE
Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 67.7 mi, 042° NE
Big Bend Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 74.3 mi, 132° SE · 577k acres
Big Bend National Park (National Park) — 74.3 mi, 133° SE · 785k acres
Big Bend (Wilderness Study Area) — 74.5 mi, 133° SE · 182 acres
Culberson County Historic Museum (Museum) — 76.5 mi, 354° N

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