Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ranchette Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ranchette Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ranchette Estates
- 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 Ranchette Estates:
- 26.482567, -97.823886
- 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 Ranchette Estates
- 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 Willacy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Since Ranchette Estates is near Hidalgo County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Ranchette Estates ...
We found two communities that share the name Ranchette Estates.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Ranchette Estates.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Ranchette Estates in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Hidalgo County
- This Ranchette Estates is located in Hidalgo County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ranchette Estates that is located in Willacy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Ranchette Estates.
- Hidalgo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Ranchette Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ranchette Estates that is located in Willacy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ranchette Estates.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranchette Estates ...
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.
- Catherine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Delta - Rodger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta - Rodger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta - Rodger
- Delta - Rodger is located in Hidalgo County
- Delta - Rodger has also been known as:
- Delta - Rodger Colonia
- Delta West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta West
- Delta West is located in Hidalgo County
- Delta West has also been known as:
- Delta West Colonia
- Eggers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Imperial
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Jessups
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lisa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Matt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Raymondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Willacy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <3>
- Rudolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Ranchette Estates 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 Ranchette Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ranchette Estates and extending to:
- Raymondville, which is the Seat of Willacy County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Ranchette Estates to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,074 miles [12,993.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ranchette Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ranchette Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ranchette Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4826, Longitude: -97.8239 In this case, the coordinates for Ranchette Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ranchette Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.595 degrees. |