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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 Cameron Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park:
- 25.964524, -97.476597
- 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 Cameron Park
- 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
- Since Cameron Park is near Hidalgo County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 Cameron Park
Communities Also Named Cameron Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Cameron Park.
Within Texas, the name Cameron Park is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Cameron Park is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cameron Park that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Cameron Park.
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Cameron Park is located in Yellowstone County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cameron Park that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Cameron Park.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Cameron Park is located in Wake County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cameron Park that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cameron Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameron Park ...
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.
- Angel Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Angel Haven is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Haven
- Angel Haven has also been known as:
- Angel Haven Colonia
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Illinois Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Grove is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Stardust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stardust is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardust
- Stardust has also been known as:
- Stardust Colonia
How Far From Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cameron Park and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cameron Park 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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 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 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,084 miles [13,009.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cameron Park) 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 Cameron Park 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 Cameron Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9645, Longitude: -97.4766 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.29 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.48 degrees. |
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