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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 La Hacienda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Hacienda 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 La Hacienda:
    • 26.310349, -97.949168
    • 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 La Hacienda
  • 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 La Hacienda 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 La Hacienda

Communities Also Named La Hacienda ...

We found one communities that are also named La Hacienda.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named La Hacienda.

Beyond Texas.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Starr County
      • This La Hacienda is located in Starr County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west of the La Hacienda that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of La Hacienda.

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Hacienda ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine has also been known as:
    • Catherine Colonia
  • Delta - Rodger
    (5 miles [8 km] 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
    (5 miles [8 km] 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Imperial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Imperial is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
    • Imperial has also been known as:
    • Imperial Colonia
  • Indian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jessups
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
    • Jessups has also been known as:
    • Jessups Colonia
  • Matt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Matt is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
    • Matt has also been known as:
    • Matt Colonia
  • Rebecca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Rebecca has also been known as:
    • Rebecca Colonia
  • Sunrise Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Hacienda and extending to:

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from La Hacienda to Edinburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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 1,488 miles [2,394.7 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 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,088 miles [13,016.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Hacienda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 La Hacienda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Hacienda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3103, Longitude: -97.9492       In this case, the coordinates for La Hacienda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.662 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.334 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.653 degrees.