Resaca curves
Old channels of the Rio Grande loop through town as narrow, winding bodies of water. They are the most distinctive lines on the map and the source of its nickname.
Minimalist map poster · United States
26.1326° N / 97.6311° W
A Rio Grande Valley town crossed by winding resacas, old river channels that curve through its street grid.

One city, five moods
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The map
San Benito lies in Cameron County at the southern tip of Texas, between Harlingen and Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley. Resacas shape its map. These former channels of the Rio Grande now hold water in long, curving loops that wind through town and cut across the street grid, a pattern unlike most Texas towns. San Benito is sometimes called the Resaca City.
Around the resacas, the streets follow a mostly regular grid aligned with the railway and the main highway corridor that links the Valley towns. Neighbourhoods fit around the water, with streets bending or stopping at the banks. Outside town, flat farmland in long rectangular fields extends toward the river and the border with Mexico.
The town is also known as the hometown of Freddy Fender, the singer who brought Tejano and country music to a wide audience. A San Benito map poster puts that sense of place on your wall: the curves of water, the grid of home and the openness of the Valley around it.
Old channels of the Rio Grande loop through town as narrow, winding bodies of water. They are the most distinctive lines on the map and the source of its nickname.
Streets form a largely regular grid aligned with the railway and highway. The grid breaks wherever a resaca crosses and the blocks have to bend around it.
Outside town, the land is divided into long rectangular fields typical of the Rio Grande Valley, an orderly frame for the busier centre.
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Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why San Benito
San Benito is home to families whose roots in the Valley go back generations, and many people carry it with them after moving north. This map makes a thoughtful gift for a graduation, a wedding or a homecoming.
Change the title, subtitle and coordinates line to add a family name or a year, and choose from five styles. Blueprint gives the resacas crisp definition. Download 300 DPI files for $9 or order a matte print with an optional wooden frame.
Order the San Benito poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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