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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 Rebecca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
- 26.204241, -97.933334
- 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 Rebecca
- 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 Rebecca 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 Rebecca
Communities Also Named Rebecca ...
We found eight communities that are also named Rebecca.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Rebecca.
Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- San Augustine County
- This Rebecca is located in San Augustine County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rebecca that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Rebecca.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Turner County
- This Rebecca is located in Turner County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rebecca that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Rebecca.
- Idaho
- Washington County
- This Rebecca is located in Washington County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rebecca that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rebecca.
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rebecca [Johnson County].
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Rebecca [Iberville Parish].
- Terrebonne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Rebecca [Terrebonne Parish].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Rebecca.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rebecca [Franklin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rebecca ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Big John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big John is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big John
- Big John has also been known as:
- Big John Colonia
- Bixby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Catherine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine has also been known as:
- Catherine Colonia
- Citrus Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Citrus Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Retreat
- Citrus Retreat has also been known as:
- Citrus Retreat Colonia
- Delta Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delta Court is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Court
- Delta Court has also been known as:
- Delta Court Colonia
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth has also been known as:
- Elizabeth Colonia
- Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flora is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flora has also been known as:
- Flora Colonia
- High Land
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Land is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Land
- High Land has also been known as:
- High Land Colonia
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point has also been known as:
- High Point Colonia
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Matt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matt is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
- Matt has also been known as:
- Matt Colonia
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mercedes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy has also been known as:
- Nancy Colonia
- Rosedale Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Rosedale Heights has also been known as:
- Rosedale Heights Colonia
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunrise has also been known as:
- Sunrise Colonia
- Sunrise Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Hill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hill
- Sunrise Hill has also been known as:
- Sunrise Hill Colonia
How Far From Rebecca 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 Rebecca to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rebecca and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rebecca to Edinburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- 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 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,092 miles [13,022.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rebecca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rebecca 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rebecca 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 Rebecca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2042, Longitude: -97.9333 In this case, the coordinates for Rebecca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.651 degrees. |
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