Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 High Land:
  • 26.188408, -97.906389
  • 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 High Land

• 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 High Land 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 High Land

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Land ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bixby is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Elizabeth
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth has also been known as:
  • Elizabeth Colonia
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Matt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Matt is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
  • Matt has also been known as:
  • Matt Colonia
• Mercedes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <1>
• Nancy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nancy is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Nancy has also been known as:
  • Nancy Colonia
• Rebecca
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca has also been known as:
  • Rebecca Colonia
• Sunrise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise has also been known as:
  • Sunrise Colonia
• Sunrise Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Hill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hill
  • Sunrise Hill has also been known as:
  • Sunrise Hill Colonia
• Windsong Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 High Land 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 High Land to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in High Land and extending to:

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Land 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 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 1,492 miles [2,401.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,092 miles [13,022.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'