Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moreno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreno and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moreno
- 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 Moreno:
- 26.401452, -98.999197
- 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 Moreno
- 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Starr County
- Since Moreno is near Zapata County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Zapata County
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 Moreno ...
We found five communities that share the name Moreno.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Moreno.
Beyond Texas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This Moreno is located in Riverside County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moreno that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Moreno.
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Moreno [San Bernardino County].
- San Diego County
- This Moreno is located in San Diego County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km] to the west northwest of the Moreno that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Moreno.
- New Mexico
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreno ...
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.
- Airport Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
- Airport Heights is located in Starr County
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hackberry
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Joseph Griggs Colonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Griggs Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Griggs Colonia
- Joseph Griggs Colonia is located in Starr County
- Margarita
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Salmon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Moreno 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 Moreno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moreno and extending to:
- Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Moreno to Rio Grande City, 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 277 miles [445.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,128 miles [13,080.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moreno. 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 from Point A (ie- Moreno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moreno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4015, Longitude: -98.9992 In this case, the coordinates for Moreno 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 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 Moreno 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> | 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 Moreno, 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 Moreno 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 320.367 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.183 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.076 degrees. |