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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 Country View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country View 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 Country View:
    • 26.255350, -98.139176
    • 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 Country View
  • 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 Country View 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 Country View

Communities Also Named Country View ...

We found three communities that are also named Country View.

Within Texas, the name Country View is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Country View is located in Newton County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country View that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Country View.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Country View is located in Howard County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country View that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Country View.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Country View is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country View that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Country View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country View ...

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.

  • Border
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Border is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
    • Border has also been known as:
    • Border Colonia
  • Borderland Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
    • Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
    • Borderland Retreat Colonia
  • Clark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clark is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark has also been known as:
    • Clark Colonia
  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Imperial
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Imperial is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
    • Imperial has also been known as:
    • Imperial Colonia
  • Isaacs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
    • Isaacs has also been known as:
    • Isaacs Colonia
  • Lull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lull is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
  • Merrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill has also been known as:
    • Merrill Colonia
  • Paradise Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park has also been known as:
    • Paradise Park Colonia
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Post Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Post Oaks is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oaks
      • Post Oaks has also been known as:
      • Post Oaks Colonia
    • Red Barn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
      • Red Barn has also been known as:
      • Red Barn Colonia
    • River Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • River Bend is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend has also been known as:
      • River Bend Colonia
    • Summerwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
      • Summerwood has also been known as:
      • Summerwood Colonia
    • Sun Grove Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Tower Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tower Heights is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
      • Tower Heights has also been known as:
      • Tower Heights Colonia

How Far From Country View 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 Country View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country View and extending to:

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Country View to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,500 miles [2,414 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Country View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Country View 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 Country View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2553, Longitude: -98.1392       In this case, the coordinates for Country View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.775 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.461 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.732 degrees.