Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Laguna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laguna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Laguna
- 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:
- 29.419123, -100.005621
- 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 Laguna
- 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 Uvalde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Uvalde County
- Since Laguna is near Kinney County and also Real County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kinney County
- eBird sighting report for Real 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Laguna ...
We found nine communities that share the name Laguna.
Within Texas, the name Laguna is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Laguna is located in Pinal County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laguna that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Laguna.
- Yuma County
- This Laguna is located in Yuma County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the west northwest of the Laguna that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Laguna.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Laguna is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laguna that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Laguna.
- Sacramento County
- This Laguna is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km] to the west northwest of the Laguna that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Laguna.
- San Diego County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Diego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Laguna.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Laguna is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km] to the west northwest of the Laguna that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Laguna.
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This Laguna is located in Cibola County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Laguna that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Laguna.
- Valencia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Laguna [Valencia County].
- Utah
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguna ...
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.
- First Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- First Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Happy Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Uvalde County
- Leakey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakey
- Leakey is located in Real County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakey <5>
- Long Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
- Long Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Lost Creek Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Place
- Lost Creek Place is located in Kinney County
- Second Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Second Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Third Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Trio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Laguna 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laguna and extending to:
- Uvalde, which is the Seat of Uvalde County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laguna to Uvalde, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,017 miles [12,902.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laguna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laguna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laguna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4191, Longitude: -100.0056 In this case, the coordinates for Laguna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Laguna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Laguna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.029 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.365 degrees. |