Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northridge
- 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 Northridge:
- 26.414229, -98.997252
- 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 Northridge
- 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 Northridge 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 Northridge ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Northridge.
Within Texas, the name Northridge is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Northridge lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Northridge is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Northridge.
- Colorado
- El Paso 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 Colorado community of Northridge [El Paso County].
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Northridge is located in Kent County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Northridge.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Northridge is located in Clarke County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Northridge.
- Fayette County
- This Northridge is located in Fayette County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Northridge.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Northridge is located in Adams County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Northridge.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Northridge is located in Harford County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Northridge.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Northridge [Worcester County].
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Northridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Northridge.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Northridge is located in Clark County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Northridge.
- Montgomery County
- This Northridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Northridge.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Northridge is located in Weber County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Northridge.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Northridge is located in Stafford County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northridge that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Northridge.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northridge ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
- Airport Heights is located in Starr County
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hackberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - 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.<3> 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 east) - 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 Northridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northridge 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 Northridge to Rio Grande City, with an average speed<4> 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 276 miles [444.2 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 1,533 miles [2,467.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northridge. 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 '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- Northridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4142, Longitude: -98.9973 In this case, the coordinates for Northridge 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 Northridge 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 Northridge 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 320.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.075 degrees. |