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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 Las Palmas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Las Palmas 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 Las Palmas:
    • 26.204242, -97.742215
    • 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 Las Palmas
  • 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 Las Palmas is near Hidalgo County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 Las Palmas

Communities Also Named Las Palmas ...

We found four communities that are also named Las Palmas.

There are three communities within Texas that are also named Las Palmas.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Las Palmas in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • El Paso County
      • This Las Palmas is located in El Paso County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Las Palmas.
    • Starr County
      • This Las Palmas is located in Starr County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Las Palmas.
    • Zapata County
      • This Las Palmas is located in Zapata County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Las Palmas.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Las Palmas is located in Fresno County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Cameron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Las Palmas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Palmas ...

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.

  • Alto Real
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto Real is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Real
    • Alto Real has also been known as:
    • Alto Real Colonia
  • Bishop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bishop is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop has also been known as:
    • Bishop Colonia
  • Bixby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixby is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Eggers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eggers is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
    • Eggers has also been known as:
    • Eggers Colonia
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth has also been known as:
    • Elizabeth Colonia
  • Nancy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nancy is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Nancy has also been known as:
    • Nancy Colonia
  • Palm Valley
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Sunrise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise has also been known as:
    • Sunrise Colonia
  • Windsong Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Las Palmas to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Las Palmas to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Las Palmas to Brownsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 280 miles [450.6 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 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,084 miles [13,009.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 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- Las Palmas) 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 Las Palmas 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 Las Palmas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2042, Longitude: -97.7422       In this case, the coordinates for Las Palmas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.508 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.137 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.575 degrees.