Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in County Road 111 Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to County Road 111 Colonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for County Road 111 Colonia

• 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 County Road 111 Colonia:
  • 27.755304, -98.237229
  • 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 County Road 111 Colonia

• 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 Duval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
  • Since County Road 111 Colonia is near Jim Wells County and also Nueces County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces 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 County Road 111 Colonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near County Road 111 Colonia ...

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.

• Alice
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <1>
• Casa Blanca
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
• Conception
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Conception is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
• Coyote Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
  • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
  • Coyote Acres Colonia
• Heritage Acres
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Heritage Acres has also been known as:
  • Heritage Acres Colonia
• Johns Valley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Johns Valley is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Valley
  • Johns Valley has also been known as:
  • Johns Valley Colonia
• Meadow Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Ridge is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Meadow Ridge has also been known as:
  • Meadow Ridge Colonia
• Orange Grove
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <1>
• Owl Ranch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Owl Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch
• Sandy Bluff
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
  • Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
  • Sandy Bluff Colonia
• Seven Sisters
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Sisters is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Sisters

How Far From County Road 111 Colonia 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 County Road 111 Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in County Road 111 Colonia and extending to:

• San Diego, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from County Road 111 Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,028 miles [12,919.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'