Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grande Acres:
  • 26.244240, -97.828330
  • 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 Grande 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 Grande Acres 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 Grande Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grande 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.

• Alto Real
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alto Real is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Real
  • Alto Real has also been known as:
  • Alto Real Colonia
• Bixby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bixby is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Eggers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eggers is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
  • Eggers has also been known as:
  • Eggers Colonia
• Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth has also been known as:
  • Elizabeth Colonia
• High Land
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • High Land is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Land
  • High Land has also been known as:
  • High Land Colonia
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Nancy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nancy is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Nancy has also been known as:
  • Nancy Colonia
• Palm Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
• Rebecca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca has also been known as:
  • Rebecca Colonia
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise has also been known as:
  • Sunrise Colonia
• Windsong Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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 Grande Acres 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 Grande Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grande Acres and extending to:

• Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grande Acres to Brownsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 277 miles [445.8 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,486 miles [2,391.5 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 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,085 miles [13,011.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'