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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 S and C Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to S and C 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 S and C Colonia:
- 26.364237, -97.790273
- 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 S and C 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 Willacy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Since S and C Colonia is near Cameron County and also Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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 S and C Colonia
Curious and Interesting Names Near S and C 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.
- Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine has also been known as:
- Catherine Colonia
- Eggers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eggers is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Eggers has also been known as:
- Eggers Colonia
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth has also been known as:
- Elizabeth Colonia
- High Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Indian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jessups
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
- Jessups has also been known as:
- Jessups Colonia
- Lisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisa is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisa
- Lisa has also been known as:
- Lisa Colonia
- Matt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matt is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
- Matt has also been known as:
- Matt Colonia
- Nancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nancy is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy has also been known as:
- Nancy Colonia
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Palm Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Raymondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rebecca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Rebecca has also been known as:
- Rebecca Colonia
- Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy has also been known as:
- Sandy Colonia
- Sunrise Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Windsong Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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 S and C Colonia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as S and C 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 S and C Colonia and extending to:
- Raymondville, which is the Seat of Willacy County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from S and C 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 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,078 miles [13,000.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- S and C 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 S and C 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 S and C Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3642, Longitude: -97.7903 In this case, the coordinates for S and C Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.587 degrees. |
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