Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alamo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alamo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alamo
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Alamo:
- 26.183786, -98.123281
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Alamo
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Alamo is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Alamo ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Alamo.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Alamo.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alamo [Montgomery County].
- Wheeler County
- This Alamo is located in Wheeler County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Alamo that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Alamo.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Alamo [Guadalupe County].
- Socorro County
- This Alamo is located in Socorro County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Alamo that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Alamo.
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alamo ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Border
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Borderland Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borderland Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
- Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
- Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
- Borderland Retreat Colonia
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Delta Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Court
- Delta Court is located in Hidalgo County
- Delta Court has also been known as:
- Delta Court Colonia
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Hidalgo County
- High Point has also been known as:
- High Point Colonia
- Isaacs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lunar Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
- Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Lunar Heights has also been known as:
- Lunar Heights Colonia
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Paradise Park has also been known as:
- Paradise Park Colonia
- Red Barn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rosedale Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Rosedale Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Rosedale Heights has also been known as:
- Rosedale Heights Colonia
- Scissors
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sun Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
- Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
- Sun Grove Park Colonia
How Far From Alamo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Alamo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alamo and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Alamo to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,101 miles [13,037.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Alamo: www.alamotexas.org/
The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Alamo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alamo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1838, Longitude: -98.1233 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alamo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Alamo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.751 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.423 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.729 degrees. |