Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stockholm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockholm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stockholm
- 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 Stockholm:
- 26.386736, -97.879166
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stockholm
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Stockholm is near Willacy County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- eBird sighting report for Cameron 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stockholm ...
We found ten communities that share the name Stockholm.
Within Texas, the name Stockholm is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Saskatchewan
- This Stockholm lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<2> to the north of the Stockholm that is located in Hidalgo County.
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockholm ...
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.
- Big John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Delta - Rodger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta - Rodger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta - Rodger
- Delta - Rodger is located in Hidalgo County
- Delta - Rodger has also been known as:
- Delta - Rodger Colonia
- Delta West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta West
- Delta West is located in Hidalgo County
- Delta West has also been known as:
- Delta West Colonia
- Eggers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Imperial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Indian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Jessups
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Matt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Raymondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Willacy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sunrise Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hill
- Sunrise Hill is located in Hidalgo County
- Sunrise Hill has also been known as:
- Sunrise Hill Colonia
How Far From Stockholm 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 Stockholm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stockholm and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stockholm to Edinburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 268 miles [431.3 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 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,081 miles [13,005.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stockholm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Stockholm could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stockholm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stockholm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3867, Longitude: -97.8792 In this case, the coordinates for Stockholm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stockholm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.621 degrees. |