Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harding Gill Tract:
  • 26.442289, -98.038339
  • 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 Harding Gill Tract

• 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 Harding Gill Tract is near Willacy County and also Cameron 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 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 Harding Gill Tract

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harding Gill Tract ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood has also been known as:
  • Cottonwood Colonia
• Delta - Rodger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Delta - Rodger is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta - Rodger
  • Delta - Rodger has also been known as:
  • Delta - Rodger Colonia
• Delta West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Delta West is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta West
  • Delta West has also been known as:
  • Delta West Colonia
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Jessups
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
  • Jessups has also been known as:
  • Jessups Colonia
• Meadow Lands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Lands is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
  • Meadow Lands has also been known as:
  • Meadow Lands Colonia
• Red Gate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Gate is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
• Sandy Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Sandy Ridge has also been known as:
  • Sandy Ridge Colonia
• Spring Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Gardens is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
  • Spring Gardens has also been known as:
  • Spring Gardens Colonia
• Summerwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Summerwood has also been known as:
  • Summerwood Colonia
• Twin Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lake is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
  • Twin Lake has also been known as:
  • Twin Lake Colonia

How Far From Harding Gill Tract 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 Harding Gill Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harding Gill Tract to Edinburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 264 miles [424.9 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,487 miles [2,393.1 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 7,367 miles [11,856 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 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'