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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 Linda Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista:
    • 26.882261, -99.279759
    • 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 Linda Vista
  • 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 Linda Vista ...

We found six communities that share the name Linda Vista.

Within Texas, the name Linda Vista is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Linda Vista is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Linda Vista that is located in Zapata County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Linda Vista.
      • San Diego County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Linda Vista [San Diego County].
      • Santa Clara 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 California community of Linda Vista [Santa Clara County].
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves 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 Linda Vista [Chaves County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Linda Vista is located in Davis County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Linda Vista that is located in Zapata County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Linda Vista.
      • Weber County
      • This Linda Vista is located in Weber County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the north northwest of the Linda Vista that is located in Zapata County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Linda Vista.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linda Vista ...

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.

  • Falcon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Falcon is located in Zapata County
  • Falcon Heights
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
    • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <5>
  • Falcon Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake
    • Falcon Lake is located in Zapata County
  • Falcon Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
    • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
  • Falcon Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
    • Falcon Shores is located in Zapata County
  • Falcon Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
    • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
  • Four Seasons
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Four Seasons is located in Zapata County
    • Four Seasons has also been known as:
    • Four Seasons Colonia
  • New Falcon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
    • New Falcon is located in Zapata County
    • New Falcon has also been known as:
    • New Falcon Colonia
  • Siesta Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
    • Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County

How Far From Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Zapata, which is the Seat of Zapata County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Linda Vista to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four 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 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,526 miles [2,455.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,116 miles [13,061.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linda Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Linda Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linda Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.8823, Longitude: -99.2798       In this case, the coordinates for Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista 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 320.647 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.578 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.174 degrees.




 

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