Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Palacios Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palacios Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Palacios Estates

• 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 Palacios Estates:
  • 26.146465, -97.661379
  • 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 Palacios Estates

• 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
  • Since Palacios Estates is near Hidalgo County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy 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 Palacios Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palacios Estates ...

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.

• Bishop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishop has also been known as:
  • Bishop Colonia
• Bluetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluetown is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetown
  • Bluetown has also been known as:
  • Blue Town
  • Bluetown Colonia
• Eggers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eggers is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
  • Eggers has also been known as:
  • Eggers Colonia
• Graham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham has also been known as:
  • Graham Colonia
• Green Valley Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
  • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
  • Green Valley Farms Colonia
• Indian Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Nancy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Nancy is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Nancy has also been known as:
  • Nancy Colonia
• Palm Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
• Rangerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rangerville is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangerville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 289 people
  • Rangerville has also been known as:
  • Rangerville Colonia
• Windsong Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
  • Windsong Village has also been known as:
  • Windsong Village Colonia

How Far From Palacios Estates 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 Palacios Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Palacios Estates and extending to:

• Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palacios Estates to Brownsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 284 miles [457.1 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 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,483 miles [2,386.7 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 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,083 miles [13,008.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'