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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in A F Pierce Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to A F Pierce Colonia and the surrounding area.
- 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 A F Pierce Colonia:
- 26.904205, -99.274203
- 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 A F Pierce Colonia
- 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 A F Pierce Colonia ...
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.
- Falcon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
- Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <2>
- Falcon Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake
- Falcon Lake is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Mesa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
- Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
- Falcon Shores is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
- Falcon Village is located in Starr County
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Zapata County
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Four Seasons Colonia
- New Falcon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
- New Falcon is located in Zapata County
- New Falcon has also been known as:
- New Falcon Colonia
- Siesta Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
- Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
How Far From A F Pierce Colonia 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 community such as A F Pierce Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in A F Pierce Colonia and extending to:
- Zapata, which is the Seat of Zapata County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from A F Pierce Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four 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 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,525 miles [2,454.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,115 miles [13,059.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for A F Pierce Colonia. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- A F Pierce Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in A F Pierce Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9042, Longitude: -99.2742 In this case, the coordinates for A F Pierce Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 A F Pierce Colonia 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 320.648 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.581 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.171 degrees. |
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