Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Angel Haven:
  • 25.867304, -97.430258
  • 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 Angel Haven

• 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • 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 Angel Haven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Angel Haven ...

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.

• Clarksville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Graham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham has also been known as:
  • Graham Colonia
• Green Valley Farms
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
  • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
  • Green Valley Farms Colonia
• Holly Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Beach is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Beach
• Illinois Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Illinois Heights is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Heights
  • Illinois Heights has also been known as:
  • Illinois Heights Colonia
• Indian Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Jaime Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jaime Lake is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaime Lake
  • Jaime Lake has also been known as:
  • Jaime Lake Colonia
• Palm Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Palm Grove is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
• Stardust
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stardust is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardust
  • Stardust has also been known as:
  • Stardust Colonia

How Far From Angel Haven 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 Angel Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Angel Haven to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,086 miles [13,013.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'