Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harmel:
  • 26.316460, -98.017226
  • 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 Harmel

• 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 Harmel is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Harmel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmel ...

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.

• Big John
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big John is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big John
  • Big John has also been known as:
  • Big John Colonia
• Catherine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Catherine has also been known as:
  • Catherine Colonia
• Delta - Rodger
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Imperial
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Imperial is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial has also been known as:
  • Imperial Colonia
• Isaacs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
  • Isaacs has also been known as:
  • Isaacs Colonia
• Jessups
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
  • Jessups has also been known as:
  • Jessups Colonia
• Matt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Matt is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
  • Matt has also been known as:
  • Matt Colonia
• Tower Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tower Heights is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
  • Tower Heights has also been known as:
  • Tower Heights Colonia

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

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

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harmel to Edinburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 273 miles [439.4 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 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,090 miles [13,019.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'