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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 Aloha Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aloha Village 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 Aloha Village:
- 26.293404, -98.319182
- 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 Aloha Village
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Aloha Village is near Starr County and also Willacy 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Aloha Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aloha Village ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Rock is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
- Blue Rock has also been known as:
- Blue Rock Colonia
- Carol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carol is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol
- Carol has also been known as:
- Carol Colonia
- Citrus City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
- Hill-Top
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hill-Top is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-Top
- Hill-Top has also been known as:
- Hill-Top Colonia
- Inspiration Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Inspiration Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Heights
- Inspiration Heights has also been known as:
- Inspiration Heights Colonia
- Inspiration Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Inspiration Point is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Point
- Inspiration Point has also been known as:
- Inspiration Point Colonia
- Mission
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush has also been known as:
- Rush Colonia
- Storylane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
- Storylane has also been known as:
- Storylane Colonia
How Far From Aloha Village 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 Aloha Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aloha Village and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Aloha Village to Edinburg, 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 276 miles [444.2 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 1,507 miles [2,425.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,104 miles [13,042.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Aloha Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Aloha Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aloha Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2934, Longitude: -98.3192 In this case, the coordinates for Aloha Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.803 degrees. |
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