Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tropical Farms 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 Tropical Farms Colonia:
  • 26.222296, -97.990281
  • 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 Tropical Farms 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 Tropical Farms Colonia is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy 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 Tropical Farms Colonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tropical Farms 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.

• Big John
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Big John is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big John
  • Big John has also been known as:
  • Big John Colonia
• Catherine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Catherine has also been known as:
  • Catherine Colonia
• Delta Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta Court is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Court
  • Delta Court has also been known as:
  • Delta Court Colonia
• Flora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flora is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora has also been known as:
  • Flora Colonia
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point has also been known as:
  • High Point Colonia
• Matt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Matt is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
  • Matt has also been known as:
  • Matt Colonia
• Rebecca
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rebecca is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca has also been known as:
  • Rebecca Colonia
• Rosedale Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale Heights is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
  • Rosedale Heights has also been known as:
  • Rosedale Heights Colonia
• Sunrise Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunrise Hill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hill
  • Sunrise Hill has also been known as:
  • Sunrise Hill Colonia

How Far From Tropical Farms Colonia 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 Tropical Farms Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tropical Farms Colonia and extending to:

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tropical Farms Colonia to Edinburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 279 miles [449 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 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,094 miles [13,026 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'