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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 L D Morgan's Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to L D Morgan's Colonia and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 L D Morgan's Colonia:
    • 26.292294, -97.958335
    • 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 L D Morgan's Colonia
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near L D Morgan's Colonia ...

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 southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big John
    • Big John is located in Hidalgo County
    • Big John has also been known as:
    • Big John Colonia
  • Catherine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
    • Catherine has also been known as:
    • Catherine Colonia
  • Delta - Rodger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta - Rodger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta - Rodger
    • Delta - Rodger is located in Hidalgo County
    • Delta - Rodger has also been known as:
    • Delta - Rodger Colonia
  • Delta West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta West
    • Delta West is located in Hidalgo County
    • Delta West has also been known as:
    • Delta West Colonia
  • Evergreen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Imperial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
    • Imperial is located in Hidalgo County
    • Imperial has also been known as:
    • Imperial Colonia
  • Indian Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jessups
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessups have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
    • Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jessups has also been known as:
    • Jessups Colonia
  • Matt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
    • Matt is located in Hidalgo County
    • Matt has also been known as:
    • Matt Colonia
  • Rebecca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebecca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
    • Rebecca has also been known as:
    • Rebecca Colonia
  • Sunrise Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hill
    • Sunrise Hill is located in Hidalgo County
    • Sunrise Hill has also been known as:
    • Sunrise Hill Colonia

How Far From L D Morgan's Colonia 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 L D Morgan's Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in L D Morgan's Colonia and extending to:

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from L D Morgan's Colonia to Edinburg, with an average speed<3> 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 274 miles [441 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,089 miles [13,018 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- L D Morgan's Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in L D Morgan's Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2923, Longitude: -97.9583       In this case, the coordinates for L D Morgan's Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 L D Morgan's Colonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.665 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.335 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.658 degrees.