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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 Granjeno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granjeno and the surrounding area.
- 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 Granjeno:
- 26.135999, -98.304015
- 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 Granjeno
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Granjeno is near Starr County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starr County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Granjeno
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granjeno ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Rock is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
- Blue Rock has also been known as:
- Blue Rock Colonia
- Border
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Border is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border has also been known as:
- Border Colonia
- Borderland Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
- Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
- Borderland Retreat Colonia
- Chihuahua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill-Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hill-Top is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-Top
- Hill-Top has also been known as:
- Hill-Top Colonia
- Inspiration Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Inspiration Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Heights
- Inspiration Heights has also been known as:
- Inspiration Heights Colonia
- Kane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie has also been known as:
- Leslie Colonia
- Mission
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush has also been known as:
- Rush Colonia
- Storylane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
- Storylane has also been known as:
- Storylane Colonia
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley has also been known as:
- Sun Valley Colonia
How Far From Granjeno 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 city such as Granjeno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Granjeno and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Granjeno to Edinburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 287 miles [461.9 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 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,112 miles [13,055 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granjeno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Granjeno 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 Granjeno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1360, Longitude: -98.3040 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.859 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.803 degrees. |
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