Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Alturas de Azahares Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alturas de Azahares Colonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alturas de Azahares Colonia

• 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 Alturas de Azahares Colonia:
  • 26.248406, -98.294181
  • 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 Alturas de Azahares Colonia

• 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 Alturas de Azahares Colonia is near Starr County and also Cameron 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Alturas de Azahares Colonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alturas de Azahares 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.

• Blue Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • 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
• Hill-Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Kane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kane is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
• Leslie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leslie is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie has also been known as:
  • Leslie Colonia
• Mission
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
• Rush
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rush is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Rush has also been known as:
  • Rush Colonia
• Storylane
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
  • Storylane has also been known as:
  • Storylane Colonia
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley has also been known as:
  • Sun Valley Colonia

How Far From Alturas de Azahares 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 Alturas de Azahares Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Alturas de Azahares Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 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 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,106 miles [13,045.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'