Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in El Mesquite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Mesquite and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for El Mesquite

• 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 El Mesquite:
  • 26.385343, -98.772248
  • 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 El Mesquite

• 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Starr County
  • Since El Mesquite is near Hidalgo County and also Zapata 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for El Mesquite

Communities Also Named El Mesquite ...

We found one communities that are also named El Mesquite.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named El Mesquite.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Hidalgo County
    • This El Mesquite is located in Hidalgo County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east of the El Mesquite that is located in Starr County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of El Mesquite.

Curious and Interesting Names Near El Mesquite ...

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.

• Airport Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Airport Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
• Hilltop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hilltop is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop has also been known as:
  • Hilltop Colonia
• Joseph Griggs Colonia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Joseph Griggs Colonia is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Griggs Colonia
• Manuel Garcia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manuel Garcia is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Garcia
  • Manuel Garcia has also been known as:
  • Manuel Garcia Colonia
• Mikes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mikes is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes
  • Mikes has also been known as:
  • Mikes Colonia
• Mitchell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell has also been known as:
  • Mitchell Colonia
• Salmon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Salmon is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon has also been known as:
  • Salmon Colonia
• Sammy Martinez
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sammy Martinez is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammy Martinez
  • Sammy Martinez has also been known as:
  • Sammy Martinez Colonia

How Far From El Mesquite 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 El Mesquite to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from El Mesquite to Austin, with an average speed<2>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 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,119 miles [13,066.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'