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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 Simpatico Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simpatico Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Simpatico Acres:
    • 26.365346, -98.242235
    • 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 Simpatico Acres
  • 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 Simpatico Acres is near Willacy County and also Starr 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 Starr 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 Simpatico Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simpatico Acres ...

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.

  • Blue Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Blue Rock is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
    • Blue Rock has also been known as:
    • Blue Rock Colonia
  • Borderland Retreat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
    • Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
    • Borderland Retreat Colonia
  • Carol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carol is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol
    • Carol has also been known as:
    • Carol Colonia
  • Cottonwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood has also been known as:
    • Cottonwood Colonia
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill-Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill-Top is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-Top
    • Hill-Top has also been known as:
    • Hill-Top Colonia
  • Inspiration Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Inspiration Heights is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Heights
    • Inspiration Heights has also been known as:
    • Inspiration Heights Colonia
  • Inspiration Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inspiration Point is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Point
    • Inspiration Point has also been known as:
    • Inspiration Point Colonia
  • Lull
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lull is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
  • Meadow Lands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Lands is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
    • Meadow Lands has also been known as:
    • Meadow Lands Colonia
  • Merrill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill has also been known as:
    • Merrill Colonia
  • Post Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Oaks is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oaks
    • Post Oaks has also been known as:
    • Post Oaks Colonia
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    • River Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Bend is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend has also been known as:
      • River Bend Colonia
    • Rush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rush is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
      • Rush has also been known as:
      • Rush Colonia
    • Sandy Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge has also been known as:
      • Sandy Ridge Colonia
    • Seminary Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
      • Seminary Village has also been known as:
      • Seminary Village Colonia
    • Spring Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Spring Gardens is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
      • Spring Gardens has also been known as:
      • Spring Gardens Colonia
    • Storylane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
      • Storylane has also been known as:
      • Storylane Colonia
    • Summerwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
      • Summerwood has also been known as:
      • Summerwood Colonia
    • Twin Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lake is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
      • Twin Lake has also been known as:
      • Twin Lake Colonia

How Far From Simpatico Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Simpatico Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Simpatico Acres and extending to:

  • Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Simpatico Acres 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 1,500 miles [2,414 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,098 miles [13,032.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simpatico Acres) 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 Simpatico Acres 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 Simpatico Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3653, Longitude: -98.2422       In this case, the coordinates for Simpatico Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.864 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.769 degrees.