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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 FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for FM 1426-Minnesota Road 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 FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia:
- 26.233406, -98.146398
- 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 FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near FM 1426-Minnesota Road 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.
- Border
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Hidalgo County
- Border has also been known as:
- Border Colonia
- Borderland Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borderland Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
- Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
- Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
- Borderland Retreat Colonia
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Hidalgo County
- Clark has also been known as:
- Clark Colonia
- Edinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Isaacs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaacs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
- Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
- Isaacs has also been known as:
- Isaacs Colonia
- Lunar Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
- Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Lunar Heights has also been known as:
- Lunar Heights Colonia
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Paradise Park has also been known as:
- Paradise Park Colonia
- Post Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oaks
- Post Oaks is located in Hidalgo County
- Post Oaks has also been known as:
- Post Oaks Colonia
- Red Barn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Barn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
- Red Barn has also been known as:
- Red Barn Colonia
- Sun Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
- Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
- Sun Grove Park Colonia
- Tower Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Tower Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Tower Heights has also been known as:
- Tower Heights Colonia
How Far From FM 1426-Minnesota Road 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 FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 279 miles [449 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 1,501 miles [2,415.6 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 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2334, Longitude: -98.1464 In this case, the coordinates for FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 FM 1426-Minnesota Road Colonia 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 319.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.458 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.736 degrees. |
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