Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in San Fernando, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Fernando and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for San Fernando

• 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 San Fernando:
  • 26.405342, -98.836416
  • 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 San Fernando

• 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Starr County
  • Since San Fernando is near Hidalgo County and also Zapata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Zapata 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 San Fernando

Communities Also Named San Fernando ...

We found one communities that are also named San Fernando.

Within Texas, the name San Fernando is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named San Fernando in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • This San Fernando is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the west northwest of the San Fernando that is located in Starr County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of San Fernando.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Fernando ...

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.

• Airport Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Airport Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
• Hackberry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hackberry is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry has also been known as:
  • Hackberry Colonia
• Hilltop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hilltop is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop has also been known as:
  • Hilltop Colonia
• Joseph Griggs Colonia
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Joseph Griggs Colonia is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Griggs Colonia
• Manuel Garcia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Manuel Garcia is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Garcia
  • Manuel Garcia has also been known as:
  • Manuel Garcia Colonia
• Margarita
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Margarita is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarita
  • Margarita has also been known as:
  • Margarita Colonia
• Mitchell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mitchell is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell has also been known as:
  • Mitchell Colonia
• Salmon
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Salmon is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon has also been known as:
  • Salmon Colonia
• Sammy Martinez
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sammy Martinez is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammy Martinez
  • Sammy Martinez has also been known as:
  • Sammy Martinez Colonia

How Far From San Fernando 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 San Fernando to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Fernando and extending to:

• Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from San Fernando to Austin, with an average speed<2>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 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,121 miles [13,069.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'