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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.
- 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:
- 26.428396, -98.961418
- 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starr County
- Since Las Palmas is near Zapata County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Zapata 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 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 ...
- Cameron County
- This Las Palmas is located in Cameron County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Las Palmas that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Las Palmas.
- El Paso County
- This Las Palmas is located in El Paso County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Las Palmas.
- Zapata County
- This Las Palmas is located in Zapata County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Starr 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 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the northwest of the Las Palmas that is located in Starr 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.
- Airport Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Airport Heights is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen Colonia
- Hackberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hackberry is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry has also been known as:
- Hackberry Colonia
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop has also been known as:
- Hilltop Colonia
- Joseph Griggs Colonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Margarita
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Margarita is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarita
- Margarita has also been known as:
- Margarita Colonia
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell has also been known as:
- Mitchell Colonia
- Salmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salmon is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon has also been known as:
- Salmon Colonia
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset has also been known as:
- Sunset 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:
- Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Las Palmas to Rio Grande City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,125 miles [13,075.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 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- 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: 26.4284, Longitude: -98.9614 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 320.348 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.06 degrees. |
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