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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 Anaqua Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anaqua Addition and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Anaqua Addition:
    • 26.162297, -98.015282
    • 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 Anaqua Addition
  • 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 Anaqua Addition is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Anaqua Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anaqua Addition ...

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.

  • Citrus Retreat
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Citrus Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Retreat
    • Citrus Retreat has also been known as:
    • Citrus Retreat Colonia
  • Clark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clark is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark has also been known as:
    • Clark Colonia
  • Delta Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Delta Court is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Court
    • Delta Court has also been known as:
    • Delta Court Colonia
  • Flora
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Flora is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora has also been known as:
    • Flora Colonia
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • High Point is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point has also been known as:
    • High Point Colonia
  • Lunar Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
    • Lunar Heights has also been known as:
    • Lunar Heights Colonia
  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons has also been known as:
    • Lyons Colonia
  • Rebecca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Rebecca has also been known as:
    • Rebecca Colonia
  • Rosedale Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rosedale Heights is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
    • Rosedale Heights has also been known as:
    • Rosedale Heights Colonia
  • Scissors
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scissors is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors
  • Sun Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
    • Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
    • Sun Grove Park Colonia
  • Sunrise Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Hill is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hill
    • Sunrise Hill has also been known as:
    • Sunrise Hill Colonia

How Far From Anaqua Addition 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 Anaqua Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Anaqua Addition and extending to:

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anaqua Addition to Edinburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 283 miles [455.4 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 1,498 miles [2,410.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,098 miles [13,032.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Anaqua Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Anaqua Addition 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 Anaqua Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1623, Longitude: -98.0153       In this case, the coordinates for Anaqua Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.676 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.332 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.686 degrees.