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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 Pharr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pharr 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 Pharr:
- 26.194915, -98.184049
- 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 Pharr
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Pharr is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Pharr
Communities Also Named Pharr ...
We found two communities that are also named Pharr.
Within Texas, the name Pharr is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pharr [Polk County].
- Georgia
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pharr [Pickens County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pharr ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Rock is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
- Blue Rock has also been known as:
- Blue Rock Colonia
- Border
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Border is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border has also been known as:
- Border Colonia
- Borderland Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
- Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
- Borderland Retreat Colonia
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark has also been known as:
- Clark Colonia
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Isaacs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
- Isaacs has also been known as:
- Isaacs Colonia
- Kane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Leslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie has also been known as:
- Leslie Colonia
- Lunar Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
- Lunar Heights has also been known as:
- Lunar Heights Colonia
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park has also been known as:
- Paradise Park Colonia
- Post Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Post Oaks is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oaks
- Post Oaks has also been known as:
- Post Oaks Colonia
- Red Barn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Red Barn has also been known as:
- Red Barn Colonia
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush has also been known as:
- Rush Colonia
- Storylane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
- Storylane has also been known as:
- Storylane Colonia
- Sun Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
- Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
- Sun Grove Park Colonia
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley has also been known as:
- Sun Valley Colonia
How Far From Pharr 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 Pharr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pharr and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pharr to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,103 miles [13,040.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pharr 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pharr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pharr 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 Pharr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1949, Longitude: -98.1840 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.792 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.474 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.753 degrees. |
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