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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 R Bell Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to L R Bell 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 R Bell Colonia:
    • 26.203407, -98.170288
    • 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 R Bell 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 R Bell 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.

  • Border
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
    • Border is located in Hidalgo County
    • Border has also been known as:
    • Border Colonia
  • Borderland Retreat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borderland Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
    • Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
    • Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
    • Borderland Retreat Colonia
  • Clark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Hidalgo County
    • Clark has also been known as:
    • Clark Colonia
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Isaacs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaacs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
    • Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
    • Isaacs has also been known as:
    • Isaacs Colonia
  • Kane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Kane is located in Hidalgo County
  • Leslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Hidalgo County
    • Leslie has also been known as:
    • Leslie Colonia
  • Lunar Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
    • Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
    • Lunar Heights has also been known as:
    • Lunar Heights Colonia
  • Paradise Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
    • Paradise Park has also been known as:
    • Paradise Park Colonia
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    • Post Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oaks
      • Post Oaks is located in Hidalgo County
      • Post Oaks has also been known as:
      • Post Oaks Colonia
    • Red Barn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Barn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
      • Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
      • Red Barn has also been known as:
      • Red Barn Colonia
    • Rush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
      • Rush is located in Hidalgo County
      • Rush has also been known as:
      • Rush Colonia
    • Storylane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storylane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
      • Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
      • Storylane has also been known as:
      • Storylane Colonia
    • Sun Grove Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
      • Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
      • Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
      • Sun Grove Park Colonia
    • Sun Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
      • Sun Valley has also been known as:
      • Sun Valley Colonia

How Far From L R Bell Colonia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 R Bell Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in L R Bell Colonia and extending to:

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the North.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from L R Bell Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,102 miles [13,038.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 R Bell Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in L R Bell Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2034, Longitude: -98.1703       In this case, the coordinates for L R Bell Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 R Bell Colonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.785 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.466 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.747 degrees.