Tierra Grande Texas Map
Tierra Grande, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Tierra Grande, Nueces County.
Interactive Map of Tierra Grande, Texas
| City | Tierra Grande |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Nueces |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 27.69253 |
| Longitude | -97.581661 |
| Population | 161 |
| Density | 7.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Tierra Grande, Texas
Tierra Grande is a locality in Nueces County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 161. The population density is 7.5 people per km². Tierra Grande is located at 27.6925°N, 97.5817°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78380.
Tierra Grande sprawls across the coastal plain, a land where the sky seems to stretch infinitely and the air carries the briny tang of the nearby Gulf. It lies 13.6 miles west-south-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 237°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-east of Robstown. The terrain here is a low, flat expanse, a canvas of sun-baked earth and scattered scrub, punctuated by the occasional hardy mesquite tree with its gnarled branches reaching like skeletal fingers towards the ever-present sun. Waterways, more like slow, silken ribbons of brown than rushing torrents, meander through the landscape, reflecting the vast, often cloud-dappled heavens in their tranquil surfaces. The light at dusk here is a spectacle, a slow bleed of bruised purples and fiery oranges that washes over the land, lending a transient, almost spiritual aura to the otherwise stark beauty of Tierra Grande. The history of Tierra Grande is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who have eked a living from this soil. Once a place where cattle grazed on seas of coastal grass, its economy now often leans on the bounty of the sea and the steady, if sometimes challenging, pursuit of agriculture. The rhythm of life in Tierra Grande is dictated by the sun and the tides, a slow, deliberate pulse that contrasts with the hurried clamor of larger cities. This is a place where neighbors know each other's names, and where the echoes of generations past seem to whisper on the warm, humid breeze that sweeps in from the Gulf, a constant reminder of the enduring spirit of this coastal stretch of Nueces County.
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About This Tierra Grande Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Tierra Grande, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Tierra Grande and Nueces County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Tierra Grande is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Tierra Grande is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
