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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 Palm Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palm Valley 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 Palm Valley:
- 26.200275, -97.756872
- 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 Palm Valley
- 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 Palm Valley 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 Palm Valley
Communities Also Named Palm Valley ...
We found two communities that are also named Palm Valley.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Palm Valley.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Palm Valley in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Williamson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Williamson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Palm Valley.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Saint Johns County
- This Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palm Valley that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Palm Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palm Valley ...
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.
- Alto Real
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Real is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Real
- Alto Real has also been known as:
- Alto Real Colonia
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop has also been known as:
- Bishop Colonia
- Bixby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eggers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eggers is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Eggers has also been known as:
- Eggers Colonia
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth has also been known as:
- Elizabeth Colonia
- Nancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy has also been known as:
- Nancy Colonia
- Rangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunrise has also been known as:
- Sunrise Colonia
- Windsong Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Palm Valley 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 city such as Palm Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palm Valley and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palm Valley to Brownsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 280 miles [450.6 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 1,485 miles [2,389.9 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Palm Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Palm Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Palm Valley 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 Palm Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2003, Longitude: -97.7569 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.581 degrees. |
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