Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tanquecitos South Acres:
  • 27.490297, -99.380316
  • 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 Tanquecitos South 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 Webb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webb County
  • Since Tanquecitos South Acres is near Zapata County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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 Tanquecitos South Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanquecitos South 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.

• Cactus
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cactus is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
• Dolores
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dolores is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
  • Dolores has also been known as:
  • Dolores Colonia
• Four Points
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Four Points is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Four Points has also been known as:
  • Four Points Colonia
• Regency Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Regency Village is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
  • Regency Village has also been known as:
  • Regency Village Colonia

How Far From Tanquecitos South Acres 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 Tanquecitos South Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tanquecitos South Acres and extending to:

• Laredo, which is the Seat of Webb County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Tanquecitos South Acres to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,506 miles [2,423.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,090 miles [13,019.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'