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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 Santa Elena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena:
- 26.247296, -97.632211
- 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 Santa Elena
- 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- Since Santa Elena is near Willacy County and also Hidalgo 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 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 Santa Elena
Communities Also Named Santa Elena ...
We found two communities that are also named Santa Elena.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Santa Elena.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Santa Elena in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Starr County
- This Santa Elena is located in Starr County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Santa Elena that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Santa Elena.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Santa Elena [Beaufort County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Elena ...
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.
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop has also been known as:
- Bishop Colonia
- Eggers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eggers is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Eggers has also been known as:
- Eggers Colonia
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham has also been known as:
- Graham Colonia
- Green Valley Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
- Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
- Green Valley Farms Colonia
- Indian Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Nancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy has also been known as:
- Nancy Colonia
- Palm Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Rangerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rangerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangerville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 289 people
- Rangerville has also been known as:
- Rangerville Colonia
- Windsong Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Elena and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Elena to Brownsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 277 miles [445.8 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 1,477 miles [2,377 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 8,077 miles [12,998.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Santa Elena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santa Elena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2473, Longitude: -97.6322 In this case, the coordinates for Santa Elena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.068 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.529 degrees. |
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