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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 Lantana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lantana and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lantana:
- 26.193130, -97.578876
- 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 Lantana
- 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- Since Lantana is near Willacy County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 Lantana
Communities Also Named Lantana ...
We found four communities that are also named Lantana.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Lantana.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Hidalgo County
- This Lantana is located in Hidalgo County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lantana that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lantana.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Lantana is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lantana that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Lantana.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Lantana is located in Jackson County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lantana that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lantana.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Lantana is located in Cumberland County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lantana that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lantana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lantana ...
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.
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop has also been known as:
- Bishop Colonia
- Eggers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eggers is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Eggers has also been known as:
- Eggers Colonia
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham has also been known as:
- Graham Colonia
- Green Valley Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
- Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
- Green Valley Farms Colonia
- Indian Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Palm Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Rangerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rangerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangerville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 289 people
- Rangerville has also been known as:
- Rangerville Colonia
- Windsong Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
- Windsong Village has also been known as:
- Windsong Village Colonia
How Far From Lantana 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 Lantana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lantana and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lantana to Brownsville, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 281 miles [452.2 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 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,077 miles [12,998.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lantana) 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 Lantana 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 Lantana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1931, Longitude: -97.5789 In this case, the coordinates for Lantana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.40 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.51 degrees. |
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