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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 Lasara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lasara 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 Lasara:
- 26.464789, -97.911434
- 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 Lasara
- 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 Willacy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Since Lasara is near Hidalgo County and also Cameron 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 Cameron 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 Lasara
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lasara ...
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.
- Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine has also been known as:
- Catherine Colonia
- Delta - Rodger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta - Rodger is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta - Rodger
- Delta - Rodger has also been known as:
- Delta - Rodger Colonia
- Delta West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delta West is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta West
- Delta West has also been known as:
- Delta West Colonia
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Imperial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial has also been known as:
- Imperial Colonia
- Jessups
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
- Jessups has also been known as:
- Jessups Colonia
- Lisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lisa is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisa
- Lisa has also been known as:
- Lisa Colonia
- Meadow Lands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Raymondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Gate is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy has also been known as:
- Sandy Colonia
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Spring Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Twin Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Lasara 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 Lasara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lasara and extending to:
- Raymondville, which is the Seat of Willacy County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lasara to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,480 miles [2,381.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,078 miles [13,000.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Lasara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lasara 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 Lasara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4648, Longitude: -97.9114 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.631 degrees. |
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