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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 R C W Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to R C W Colonia 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 R C W Colonia:
- 26.339236, -98.203345
- 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 R C W 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since R C W Colonia is near Willacy County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 R C W Colonia
Curious and Interesting Names Near R C W 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.
- Borderland Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood has also been known as:
- Cottonwood Colonia
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lull is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
- Meadow Lands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Lands is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
- Meadow Lands has also been known as:
- Meadow Lands Colonia
- Merrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill has also been known as:
- Merrill Colonia
- Post Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- River Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River Bend is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend has also been known as:
- River Bend Colonia
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge has also been known as:
- Sandy Ridge Colonia
- Seminary Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village has also been known as:
- Seminary Village Colonia
- Spring Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Gardens is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
- Spring Gardens has also been known as:
- Spring Gardens Colonia
- Summerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Summerwood has also been known as:
- Summerwood Colonia
- Twin Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Lake is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- Twin Lake has also been known as:
- Twin Lake Colonia
How Far From R C W Colonia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as R C W 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 R C W Colonia and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from R C W Colonia to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,499 miles [2,412.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,097 miles [13,030.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- R C W Colonia) 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 R C W Colonia 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 R C W Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3392, Longitude: -98.2033 In this case, the coordinates for R C W Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.833 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.754 degrees. |
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