Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Encino:
  • 26.935953, -98.135015
  • 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 Encino

• 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 Brooks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooks County
  • Since Encino is near Kenedy County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenedy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 Encino

Communities Also Named Encino ...

We found two communities that are also named Encino.

Within Texas, the name Encino is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • This Encino is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Encino that is located in Brooks County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Encino.
  • New Mexico
    • Torrance County
    • This Encino is located in Torrance County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northwest of the Encino that is located in Brooks County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Encino.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Encino ...

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.

• Hartland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hartland is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Julian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Julian is located in Kenedy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
• Red Gate
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Gate is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
• Rudolph
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rudolph is located in Kenedy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
• Victory Place
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Victory Place is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Place
  • Victory Place has also been known as:
  • Victory Place Colonia

How Far From Encino to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Encino to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Falfurrias, which is the Seat of Brooks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Encino to Falfurrias, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,065 miles [12,979.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'