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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 Laguna Seca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca:
    • 26.495812, -98.194531
    • 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 Laguna Seca
  • 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 Laguna Seca is near Starr County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Starr 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 Laguna Seca

Communities Also Named Laguna Seca ...

We found one communities that are also named Laguna Seca.

Within Texas, the name Laguna Seca is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Laguna Seca in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Monterey County
      • This Laguna Seca is located in Monterey County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laguna Seca that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Laguna Seca.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguna Seca ...

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.

  • Cottonwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood has also been known as:
    • Cottonwood Colonia
  • Lull
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lull is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
  • Meadow Lands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lands is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
    • Meadow Lands has also been known as:
    • Meadow Lands Colonia
  • Merrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill has also been known as:
    • Merrill Colonia
  • Red Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Red Gate is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
  • River Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • River Bend is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend has also been known as:
    • River Bend Colonia
  • Sandy Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Sandy Ridge has also been known as:
    • Sandy Ridge Colonia
  • Seminary Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
    • Seminary Village has also been known as:
    • Seminary Village Colonia
  • Spring Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Gardens is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
    • Spring Gardens has also been known as:
    • Spring Gardens Colonia
  • Summerwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Summerwood has also been known as:
    • Summerwood Colonia
  • Twin Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lake is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
    • Twin Lake has also been known as:
    • Twin Lake Colonia

How Far From Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Laguna Seca 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 261 miles [420 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 15 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<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 8,089 miles [13,018 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 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- Laguna Seca) 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 Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4958, Longitude: -98.1945    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.858 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.744 degrees.