Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Timberhill Villa Colonia:
  • 26.288404, -98.217234
  • 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 Timberhill Villa Colonia

• 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 Timberhill Villa Colonia 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 Timberhill Villa Colonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberhill Villa Colonia ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Border
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Border is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Border has also been known as:
  • Border Colonia
• Borderland Retreat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Edinburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
• Lull
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lull is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
• Post Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • 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
• Red Barn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
  • Red Barn has also been known as:
  • Red Barn Colonia
• River Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Rush has also been known as:
  • Rush Colonia
• Storylane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
  • Storylane has also been known as:
  • Storylane Colonia

How Far From Timberhill Villa Colonia to ...

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

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

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Timberhill Villa Colonia 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 1,502 miles [2,417.2 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 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'