Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Campo Verde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campo Verde and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Campo Verde
- 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 Campo Verde:
- 26.392286, -98.914195
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Campo Verde
- 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Starr County
- Since Campo Verde is near Zapata County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Zapata County
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Campo Verde ...
We found one communities that share the name Campo Verde.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Campo Verde.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Cameron County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cameron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Campo Verde.
- Cameron County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campo Verde ...
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.
- Airport Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
- Airport Heights is located in Starr County
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hackberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Joseph Griggs Colonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Griggs Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Griggs Colonia
- Joseph Griggs Colonia is located in Starr County
- Margarita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Salmon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Campo Verde to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Campo Verde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Campo Verde and extending to:
- Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Campo Verde to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,125 miles [13,075.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Campo Verde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Campo Verde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Campo Verde) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Campo Verde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3923, Longitude: -98.9142 In this case, the coordinates for Campo Verde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Campo Verde to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.113 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.042 degrees. |