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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 Longoria Townsite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longoria Townsite 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 Longoria Townsite:
- 26.079244, -97.852220
- 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 Longoria Townsite
- 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 Longoria Townsite 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 Longoria Townsite
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longoria Townsite ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop has also been known as:
- Bishop Colonia
- Bixby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bixby is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bluetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluetown is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetown
- Bluetown has also been known as:
- Blue Town
- Bluetown Colonia
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth has also been known as:
- Elizabeth Colonia
- High Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Land is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Land
- High Land has also been known as:
- High Land Colonia
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Colonia
- Mercedes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nancy is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy has also been known as:
- Nancy Colonia
- Rangerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunrise has also been known as:
- Sunrise Colonia
- Windsong Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Longoria Townsite 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 Longoria Townsite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Longoria Townsite and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Longoria Townsite to Brownsville, with an average speed<3> 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 289 miles [465.1 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Longoria Townsite) 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 Longoria Townsite 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 Longoria Townsite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.0792, Longitude: -97.8522 In this case, the coordinates for Longoria Townsite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.624 degrees. |
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