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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 Monte Alto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monte Alto 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 Monte Alto:
- 26.373125, -97.971669
- 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 Monte Alto
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Monte Alto is near Willacy County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy 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 Monte Alto
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monte Alto ...
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.
- Big John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big John is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big John
- Big John has also been known as:
- Big John Colonia
- Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 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
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
- Jessups has also been known as:
- Jessups Colonia
- Matt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matt is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
- Matt has also been known as:
- Matt Colonia
- Meadow Lands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill has also been known as:
- Merrill Colonia
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Summerwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Summerwood has also been known as:
- Summerwood Colonia
- Tower Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Tower Heights has also been known as:
- Tower Heights Colonia
- Twin Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Monte Alto 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 Monte Alto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Monte Alto and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monte Alto to Edinburg, with an average speed<2> 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 269 miles [432.9 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 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,085 miles [13,011.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monte Alto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Monte Alto 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 Monte Alto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3731, Longitude: -97.9717 In this case, the coordinates for Monte Alto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.689 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.659 degrees. |
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