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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 Rio Bravo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio Bravo 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 Rio Bravo:
- 29.332175, -100.914261
- 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 Rio Bravo
- 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 Val Verde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Val Verde County
- Since Rio Bravo is near Kinney County and also Uvalde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kinney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uvalde 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 Rio Bravo
Communities Also Named Rio Bravo ...
We found two communities that are also named Rio Bravo.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Rio Bravo.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Rio Bravo in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Webb County
- This Rio Bravo is located in Webb County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rio Bravo that is located in Val Verde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Rio Bravo.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Rio Bravo is located in Kern County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rio Bravo that is located in Val Verde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Rio Bravo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio Bravo ...
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.
- Amanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amanda is located in Kinney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Amistad Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amistad Village is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Village
- Comstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Devils Shores is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Shores
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Rough Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rough Canyon is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Canyon
- Rough Canyon has also been known as:
- Rough Canyon Colonia
How Far From Rio Bravo 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 Rio Bravo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rio Bravo and extending to:
- Del Rio, which is the Seat of Val Verde County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rio Bravo to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,058 miles [12,968.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Rio Bravo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rio Bravo 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 Rio Bravo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3322, Longitude: -100.9143 In this case, the coordinates for Rio Bravo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.772 degrees. |
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