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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alto Bonito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alto Bonito and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Alto Bonito:
    • 26.313959, -98.662573
    • 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 Alto Bonito
  • 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Starr County
    • Since Alto Bonito is near Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alto Bonito ...

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.

  • Airport Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
    • Airport Heights is located in Starr County
  • Crow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Hidalgo County
  • Havana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Hidalgo County
  • Joseph Griggs Colonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Griggs Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Griggs Colonia
    • Joseph Griggs Colonia is located in Starr County
  • Lakeview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Hidalgo County
    • Lakeview has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Colonia
  • Manuel Garcia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuel Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Garcia
    • Manuel Garcia is located in Starr County
    • Manuel Garcia has also been known as:
    • Manuel Garcia Colonia
  • Mikes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes
    • Mikes is located in Starr County
    • Mikes has also been known as:
    • Mikes Colonia
  • Mitchell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Starr County
    • Mitchell has also been known as:
    • Mitchell Colonia
  • Ratcliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
    • Ratcliff is located in Starr County
  • Salmon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Salmon is located in Starr County
    • Salmon has also been known as:
    • Salmon Colonia
  • Sammy Martinez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammy Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammy Martinez
    • Sammy Martinez is located in Starr County
    • Sammy Martinez has also been known as:
    • Sammy Martinez Colonia

How Far From Alto Bonito to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alto Bonito to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alto Bonito and extending to:

  • Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alto Bonito to Rio Grande City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,118 miles [13,064.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alto Bonito. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alto Bonito) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alto Bonito. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3140, Longitude: -98.6626    
<3>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.
<4>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 Alto Bonito to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.128 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.888 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.942 degrees.









 

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