Around Carretas Crossing ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Carretas Crossing, with the nearest first.
- Laguna Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laguna Heights is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Heights
- Laguna Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Isabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boca Chica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boca Chica is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Chica
- Former names for Boca Chica:
- Kennedy Shores
- Kopernik Shores
- Del Mar Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Del Mar Heights is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
- Del Mar Heights has also been known as:
- Del Mar Heights Colonia
- South Padre Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Hope King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Hope King is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Hope King
- Reid Hope King has also been known as:
- Reid Hope King Colonia
- Los Fresnos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- South Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Point is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point has also been known as:
- South Point Colonia
- Cameron Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cameron Park is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Park
- Cameron Park has also been known as:
- Cameron Park Colonia
- Villa Pancho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Pancho is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Pancho
- Villa Pancho has also been known as:
- Villa Pancho Colonia
- Indian Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Laureles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laureles is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureles
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
For more communities neighboring Carretas Crossing, please visit our County-by-County Page for Carretas Crossing.
Cameron County ...
Carretas Crossing is located in Cameron County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cameron County: Hidalgo & Willacy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carretas Crossing ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carretas Crossing.
Airports Near Carretas Crossing ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Carretas Crossing and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Carretas Crossing.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Texas:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Carretas Crossing), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |