Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heidelberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heidelberg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heidelberg
- 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 Heidelberg:
- 26.197019, -97.880276
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Heidelberg
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Heidelberg is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Heidelberg ...
We found six communities that share the name Heidelberg.
Within Texas, the name Heidelberg is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lee County
- This Heidelberg is located in Lee County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heidelberg that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Heidelberg.
- Minnesota
- Le Sueur County
- This Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the north of the Heidelberg that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Heidelberg.
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- This Heidelberg is located in Jasper County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heidelberg that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Heidelberg.
- Ontario
- This Heidelberg lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heidelberg that is located in Hidalgo County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heidelberg that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Heidelberg.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Heidelberg [Luzerne County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heidelberg ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bixby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bixby is located in Cameron County
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - High Land
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Mercedes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
- Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <4>
- Nancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rebecca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Windsong Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
- Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
- Windsong Village has also been known as:
- Windsong Village Colonia
How Far From Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heidelberg and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Heidelberg to Edinburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 281 miles [452.2 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 1,490 miles [2,397.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heidelberg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heidelberg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heidelberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1970, Longitude: -97.8803 In this case, the coordinates for Heidelberg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Heidelberg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Heidelberg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.596 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.24 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.63 degrees. |