Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tacubaya:
  • 26.920050, -98.274453
  • 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 Tacubaya

• 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 Brooks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Brooks County
  • Since Tacubaya is near Hidalgo County and also Starr County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tacubaya ...

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.

• Hartland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Brooks County
• Julian
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Julian is located in Kenedy County
• McCook
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <2>
• Red Gate
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
  • Red Gate is located in Hidalgo County
• Victory Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Place
  • Victory Place is located in Brooks County
  • Victory Place has also been known as:
  • Victory Place Colonia

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tacubaya and extending to:

• Falfurrias, which is the Seat of Brooks County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tacubaya to Falfurrias, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,072 miles [12,990.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tacubaya. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/