Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cuevitas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuevitas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cuevitas
- 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 Cuevitas:
- 26.825883, -98.861417
- 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 Cuevitas
- 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 Jim Hogg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jim Hogg County
- Since Cuevitas is near Starr County and also Zapata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Starr County
- eBird sighting report for Zapata 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 Cuevitas ...
We found one communities that share the name Cuevitas.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Cuevitas.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuevitas ...
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.
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Falcon Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
- Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <3>
- Falcon Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake
- Falcon Lake is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Mesa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
- Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
- Falcon Shores is located in Zapata County
- Falcon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
- Falcon Village is located in Starr County
- Four Seasons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Zapata County
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Four Seasons Colonia
- New Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
- New Falcon is located in Zapata County
- New Falcon has also been known as:
- New Falcon Colonia
- Siesta Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
- Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
How Far From Cuevitas 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 Cuevitas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cuevitas and extending to:
- Hebbronville, which is the Seat of Jim Hogg County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cuevitas to Hebbronville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,509 miles [2,428.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,101 miles [13,037.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cuevitas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cuevitas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cuevitas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.8259, Longitude: -98.8614 In this case, the coordinates for Cuevitas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cuevitas 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 320.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.228 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.003 degrees. |