Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mission, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mission
- 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:
- 26.214707, -98.325927
- 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
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Mission is near Starr County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Starr County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mission ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Mission.
Within Texas, the name Mission is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Mission lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Mission that is located in Hidalgo County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Mission is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mission that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Mission.
- San Francisco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mission [San Francisco County].
- San Luis Obispo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mission [San Luis Obispo County].
- Santa Barbara County
- This Mission is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km] to the west northwest of the Mission that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Mission.
- Santa Clara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mission [Santa Clara County].
- Yuba County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Yuba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Mission.
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Harvey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mission [Harvey County].
- Johnson County
- This Mission is located in Johnson County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mission that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mission.
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mission [Neosho County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mission [Shawnee County].
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mission [Baraga County].
- Chippewa County
- This Mission is located in Chippewa County and lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mission that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Mission.
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Mission is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mission that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Mission.
- Stanly County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mission [Stanly County].
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Chihuahua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chihuahua
- Chihuahua is located in Hidalgo County
- Chihuahua has also been known as:
- Chihuahua Colonia
- Hill-Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Inspiration Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Heights
- Inspiration Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Inspiration Heights has also been known as:
- Inspiration Heights Colonia
- Kane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Leslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Storylane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
- Sun Valley has also been known as:
- Sun Valley Colonia
How Far From Mission 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 city such as Mission to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mission and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mission to Edinburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 282 miles [453.8 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,109 miles [13,050.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mission: www.missiontexas.us/
The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mission 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. |
| <2> | 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- Mission) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mission. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2147, Longitude: -98.3259 |
| <3> | 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 Mission, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.889 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.591 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.809 degrees. |