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Tierra Grande Texas Map

Explore Tierra Grande, 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 Tierra Grande, Texas

How to Use This Tierra Grande, Texas Map

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

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	Tierra Grande
State	Texas (TX)
County	Nueces County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	27.703686
Longitude	-97.571819
Population	303
Density	24.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78415, 78380
Area Code	830
County Seat	Corpus Christi
School District	West Oso Independent School District

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About Tierra Grande, Texas

Tierra Grande is a locality in Nueces County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 303. The population density is 24.9 people per km². Tierra Grande is located at 27.7037°N, 97.5718°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78415, 78380.

Tierra Grande sprawls across a parched, sun-bleached expanse where the low-slung horizon swallows the day in a haze of heat and shimmering dust. It lies 8.6 miles southeast of Robstown, TX (from Robstown, TX: bearing 142°T), and is situated 13.6 miles west-southwest of Corpus Christi. A subtle, pervasive stillness defines the land, broken only by the occasional dry rustle of mesquite and the sharp, sudden clarity of the light as it turns amber against the flat prairie. Two miles from the quiet, winding path of West Oso Creek, the terrain assumes a severe, monochromatic beauty, shifting from pale ochre to deep shadow under the weight of an unyielding sky. Those who traverse this expanse find a landscape that demands a patient eye, where the earth is marked by the slow, deliberate work of wind and drought rather than the dramatic gestures of mountain ranges or alpine heights.

Tierra Grande persists as a testament to the endurance of those who learned to cultivate life from the stubborn, clay-heavy soil. Economic rhythms here are tethered to the land’s quiet productivity, a legacy of ranching and light industry that has seen the settlement evolve from a modest outpost into a distinct, self-contained presence. Six miles away, the protected reaches of San Juan Park offer a reprieve from the relentless sun, providing a sanctuary for the native grasses and fauna that define the region’s ecology. Farther out, the distant surface of Barney M Davis Reservoir serves as a rare, shimmering interruption in the arid grid of the hinterlands, a reminder of the vital, scarce water that dictates the pace of every seasonal shift. Life in Tierra Grande moves with the steady, predictable cadence of a place that values the horizon over the bustle of more crowded centers, maintaining a stoic, quiet dignity that remains indifferent to the passing of decades.

Nearby Outdoor Places

San Juan Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 021° N
Old Saint Anthony's Catholic Church (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 346° N
Hotel Brendle (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 317° NW
Saint John Baptist Church (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 074° E
St. John Paul II Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 087° E
West Guth Park (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 006° N
Bill Witt City Park (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 106° E
Bear Creek (Local Park) — 12.3 mi, 107° E
Violet Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 296° NW
Mesquite Street Comedy Club (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 059° NE
K Space Contemporary (Gallery) — 12.7 mi, 059° NE
Tejano Civil Rights Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 057° NE
Museum Of Hispanic Culture (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 056° NE
Robert E. Salle Observation Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 055° NE
Fan Pavillion (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 055° NE
Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 15.4 mi, 298° NW
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 20.7 mi, 123° SE · 262k acres
Rio 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 230° SW
Taft Blackland Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 030° NE
1904 Train Depot Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 235° SW
Mustang Island State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 22.9 mi, 094° E
Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (Nature Reserve) — 29.9 mi, 015° N
Lake Corpus Christi State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 324° NW
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 30.7 mi, 040° NE
WWII Bunker Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 33.0 mi, 074° E
Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures (Attraction) — 41.6 mi, 052° NE
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.2 mi, 052° NE · 298k acres
Choke Canyon State Park (State Park) — 66.8 mi, 322° NW
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.6 mi, 185° S · 277k acres

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