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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 Valle Hermosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valle Hermosa 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 Valle Hermosa:
- 26.381454, -98.787249
- 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 Valle Hermosa
- 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 Starr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starr County
- Since Valle Hermosa is near Hidalgo County and also Zapata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- 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 Valle Hermosa
Communities Also Named Valle Hermosa ...
We found one communities that are also named Valle Hermosa.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Valle Hermosa.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Cameron County
- This Valle Hermosa is located in Cameron County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valle Hermosa that is located in Starr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Valle Hermosa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valle Hermosa ...
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.
- Airport Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Heights is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
- Hackberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry has also been known as:
- Hackberry Colonia
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop has also been known as:
- Hilltop Colonia
- Joseph Griggs Colonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manuel Garcia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manuel Garcia is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Garcia
- Manuel Garcia has also been known as:
- Manuel Garcia Colonia
- Margarita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Margarita is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarita
- Margarita has also been known as:
- Margarita Colonia
- Mikes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mikes is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes
- Mikes has also been known as:
- Mikes Colonia
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell has also been known as:
- Mitchell Colonia
- Salmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon has also been known as:
- Salmon Colonia
- Sammy Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sammy Martinez is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammy Martinez
- Sammy Martinez has also been known as:
- Sammy Martinez Colonia
How Far From Valle Hermosa 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 Valle Hermosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valle Hermosa and extending to:
- Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Valle Hermosa to Austin, with an average speed<2>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 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,120 miles [13,067.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valle Hermosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Valle Hermosa 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 Valle Hermosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3815, Longitude: -98.7872 In this case, the coordinates for Valle Hermosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.224 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.99 degrees. |
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