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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 Glenwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenwood Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glenwood Acres:
    • 26.134242, -97.562209
    • 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 Glenwood Acres
  • 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 Glenwood Acres is near Willacy County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy 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 Glenwood Acres

Communities Also Named Glenwood Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Glenwood Acres.

Within Texas, the name Glenwood Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Glenwood Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the east of the Glenwood Acres that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Glenwood Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glenwood Acres that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Glenwood Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Glenwood Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glenwood Acres that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Glenwood Acres.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Glenwood Acres is located in Orangeburg County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the east northeast of the Glenwood Acres that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Glenwood Acres.
      • York County
      • This Glenwood Acres is located in York County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the northeast of the Glenwood Acres that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Glenwood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenwood Acres ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Eggers
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Four Corners
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham has also been known as:
    • Graham Colonia
  • Green Valley Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Palm Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Rangerville
    (11 miles [17.7 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

How Far From Glenwood Acres 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 Glenwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenwood Acres 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 Glenwood Acres 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 285 miles [458.7 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 1,478 miles [2,378.6 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 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,079 miles [13,001.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenwood Acres) 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 Glenwood Acres 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 Glenwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1342, Longitude: -97.5622       In this case, the coordinates for Glenwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.378 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.974 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.506 degrees.