Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alejandrenas

• 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 Alejandrenas:
  • 26.777268, -99.140312
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Alejandrenas

• 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 Zapata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Zapata County
  • Since Alejandrenas is near Starr County and also Jim Hogg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Starr County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Hogg 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Alejandrenas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alejandrenas ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Falcon is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
• Falcon Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <1>
• Falcon Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Lake is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake
• Falcon Mesa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
• Falcon Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Shores is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
• Falcon Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
• Four Seasons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Seasons is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Four Seasons has also been known as:
  • Four Seasons Colonia
• New Falcon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Falcon is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
  • New Falcon has also been known as:
  • New Falcon Colonia
• Siesta Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores

How Far From Alejandrenas to ...

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

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

• Zapata, which is the Seat of Zapata County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alejandrenas to Zapata, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,524 miles [2,452.6 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 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,116 miles [13,061.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'