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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 Viboras, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Viboras 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 Viboras:
- 26.717276, -98.827249
- 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 Viboras
- 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 Viboras is near Jim Hogg County and also Zapata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Hogg 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 Viboras
Curious and Interesting Names Near Viboras ...
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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Airport Heights is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Heights
- Evergreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen Colonia
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon Village is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
- Hackberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry has also been known as:
- Hackberry Colonia
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop has also been known as:
- Hilltop Colonia
- Joseph Griggs Colonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Margarita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Margarita is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarita
- Margarita has also been known as:
- Margarita Colonia
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell has also been known as:
- Mitchell Colonia
- New Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Falcon is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
- New Falcon has also been known as:
- New Falcon Colonia
- Salmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salmon is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon has also been known as:
- Salmon Colonia
- Sammy Martinez
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 Viboras 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 Viboras to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Viboras and extending to:
- Rio Grande City, which is the Seat of Starr County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Viboras to Rio Grande City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 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 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,105 miles [13,043.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Viboras) 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 Viboras 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 Viboras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7173, Longitude: -98.8272 In this case, the coordinates for Viboras have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.993 degrees. |
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