Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in One River Place Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to One River Place Colonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for One River Place Colonia

• 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 One River Place Colonia:
  • 27.403354, -99.484208
  • 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 One River Place Colonia

• 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 Webb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Webb County
  • Since One River Place Colonia is near Zapata County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Zapata 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near One River Place Colonia ...

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.

• Dolores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
  • Dolores is located in Zapata County
  • Dolores has also been known as:
  • Dolores Colonia
• Four Points
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Four Points is located in Webb County
  • Four Points has also been known as:
  • Four Points Colonia
• Regency Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
  • Regency Village is located in Webb County
  • Regency Village has also been known as:
  • Regency Village Colonia

How Far From One River Place Colonia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as One River Place Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in One River Place Colonia and extending to:

• Laredo, which is the Seat of Webb County, lies just to the North.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from One River Place Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 86 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,099 miles [13,034.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for One River Place Colonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Webb County: www.webbcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/