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Santa Maria Texas Map

Explore Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria, Texas

How to Use This Santa Maria, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.078688
Longitude	-97.849442
Population	651
Density	1025.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78592
Area Code	830
County Seat	Brownsville
School District	Santa Maria Independent School District

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About Santa Maria, Texas

Santa Maria is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 651. The population density is 1025.9 people per km². Santa Maria is located at 26.0787°N, 97.8494°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78592.

Santa Maria endures as a quiet expanse of sun-baked earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a relentless, pale sky. It lies 6.3 miles southeast of Mercedes, TX (from Mercedes, TX: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-southwest of La Feria. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Rio Grande, which carves a boundary through the brush, and the proximity of the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, where the native flora offers a sanctuary for migratory birds. Beyond the cultivated fields that define the immediate surroundings, the terrain shifts toward the subtle depression of the Arroyo Anacuitas and the distant, modest rise of Harmony Hill. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, singular gold, casting long shadows that seem to hold the memory of the heat long after the sun has retreated behind the Mercedes Settling Basin.

Santa Maria bears the marks of a border-country heritage, where the economy remains deeply rooted in the cycles of agriculture and the exchange of goods across the international divide. The rhythm of daily life is measured by the seasonal harvest and the persistent, dry rustle of wind through the mesquite, reflecting a cultural endurance that has persisted for generations. While the pace of progress has moved in fits and starts, the residents maintain a connection to the land that feels both pragmatic and deeply felt. Life in Santa Maria is defined by this singular, dusty clarity, where the intersection of tradition and the demands of the modern world plays out in the simple, steady labor of those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 168° S
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 254° W · 277k acres
Santa Maria Community Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 112° E
Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 111° E
Longoria Cemetery (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 102° E
El Horcon Tract and Rio Rico (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 278° W
La Feria Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 009° N
Scott Sloane Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 018° N
Kennedy/Collier Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 314° NW
Los Indios Community Park (Local Recreation) — 6.8 mi, 107° E
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 297° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 050° NE
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 13.3 mi, 071° E
Bowman Stadium (Stadium) — 15.1 mi, 048° NE
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.1 mi, 270° W · 4,218 acres
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 107° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 290° W
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 309° NW
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 119° SE
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 119° SE
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 120° SE
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 290° W
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 119° SE
Border Theater (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 288° W
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 281° W
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 34.9 mi, 104° E
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 090° E
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 42.3 mi, 088° E
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 46.9 mi, 044° NE · 262k acres

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