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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Twin Roads Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Roads Colonia and the surrounding area.
- 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 Twin Roads Colonia:
- 26.325347, -98.263347
- 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 Twin Roads 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 Twin Roads Colonia is near Starr County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starr 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 Twin Roads Colonia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Roads 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 south)
- 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
- Borderland Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Carol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carol is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol
- Carol has also been known as:
- Carol Colonia
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hill-Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill-Top is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-Top
- Hill-Top has also been known as:
- Hill-Top Colonia
- Inspiration Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Inspiration Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Heights
- Inspiration Heights has also been known as:
- Inspiration Heights Colonia
- Inspiration Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Inspiration Point is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration Point
- Inspiration Point has also been known as:
- Inspiration Point Colonia
- Lull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lull is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
- Post Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- River Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush has also been known as:
- Rush Colonia
- Seminary Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village has also been known as:
- Seminary Village Colonia
- Storylane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
- Storylane has also been known as:
- Storylane Colonia
How Far From Twin Roads 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 Twin Roads 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 Twin Roads Colonia and extending to:
- Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Roads 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 1,503 miles [2,418.8 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Twin Roads Colonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Twin Roads Colonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Roads Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3253, Longitude: -98.2633 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Roads Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.582 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.779 degrees. |
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