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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 East Stenger Street Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Stenger Street Colonia and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for East Stenger Street 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 East Stenger Street Colonia:
    • 26.119243, -97.612211
    • 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 East Stenger Street 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
    • Since East Stenger Street Colonia is near Hidalgo County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 East Stenger Street Colonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Stenger Street 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.

  • Bishop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bishop is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop has also been known as:
    • Bishop Colonia
  • Bluetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bluetown is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetown
    • Bluetown has also been known as:
    • Blue Town
    • Bluetown Colonia
  • Eggers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eggers is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
    • Eggers has also been known as:
    • Eggers Colonia
  • Graham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Graham is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham has also been known as:
    • Graham Colonia
  • Green Valley Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
    • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
    • Green Valley Farms Colonia
  • Indian Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Nancy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nancy is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Nancy has also been known as:
    • Nancy Colonia
  • Palm Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Rangerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rangerville is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangerville
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 289 people
    • Rangerville has also been known as:
    • Rangerville Colonia
  • Stardust
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stardust is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardust
    • Stardust has also been known as:
    • Stardust Colonia
  • Windsong Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
    • Windsong Village has also been known as:
    • Windsong Village Colonia

How Far From East Stenger Street 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 East Stenger Street Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Stenger Street Colonia and extending to:

  • Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Stenger Street Colonia to Brownsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,082 miles [13,006.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Stenger Street Colonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 East Stenger Street Colonia 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 East Stenger Street Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1192, Longitude: -97.6122       In this case, the coordinates for East Stenger Street Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.407 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.007 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.527 degrees.