Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mission Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mission Hills
- 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 Mission Hills:
- 31.788997, -106.496099
- 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 Mission Hills
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Mission Hills is near Dona Ana County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dona Ana County
- eBird sighting report for Otero 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mission Hills ...
We found eight communities that share the name Mission Hills.
Within Texas, the name Mission Hills is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Mission Hills is located in Shelby County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Mission Hills.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Mission Hills.
- San Diego County
- This Mission Hills is located in San Diego County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the west of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Mission Hills.
- Santa Barbara County
- This Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the west northwest of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Mission Hills.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Mission Hills is located in Bartow County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Mission Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mission Hills [Cook County].
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Mission Hills is located in Johnson County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mission Hills.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mission Hills that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mission Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission Hills ...
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.
- Alfalfa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Borderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borderland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
- Borderland is located in El Paso County
- Fort Bliss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
- Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in El Paso County
- Green Acres has also been known as:
- Green Acres Colonia
- Lizard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in El Paso County
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Planeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Smelter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
- Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
How Far From Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mission Hills and extending to:
- El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mission Hills to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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 north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,132 miles [13,087.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mission Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mission Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7890, Longitude: -106.4961 In this case, the coordinates for Mission Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mission Hills 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mission Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.306 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.31 degrees. |