Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Villa del Sol:
  • 26.248406, -98.160288
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Villa del Sol

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
  • Since Villa del Sol is near Cameron County and also Willacy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Cameron County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Villa del Sol ...

We found two communities that share the name Villa del Sol.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Villa del Sol.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Villa del Sol in the United States.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Cameron County
    • This Villa del Sol is located in Cameron County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east of the Villa del Sol that is located in Hidalgo County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Villa del Sol.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Villa del Sol is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the northwest of the Villa del Sol that is located in Hidalgo County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Villa del Sol.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa del Sol ...

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.

• Border
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Border is located in Hidalgo County
  • Border has also been known as:
  • Border Colonia
• Borderland Retreat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borderland Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland Retreat
  • Borderland Retreat is located in Hidalgo County
  • Borderland Retreat has also been known as:
  • Borderland Retreat Colonia
• Clark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Hidalgo County
  • Clark has also been known as:
  • Clark Colonia
• Edinburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Isaacs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaacs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
  • Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
  • Isaacs has also been known as:
  • Isaacs Colonia
• Kane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Hidalgo County
• Lull
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
  • Lull is located in Hidalgo County
• Lunar Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
  • Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
  • Lunar Heights has also been known as:
  • Lunar Heights Colonia
• Merrill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Merrill has also been known as:
  • Merrill Colonia
• Paradise Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
  • Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
  • Paradise Park has also been known as:
  • Paradise Park Colonia
• Post Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oaks
  • Post Oaks is located in Hidalgo County
  • Post Oaks has also been known as:
  • Post Oaks Colonia
• Red Barn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Barn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
  • Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
  • Red Barn has also been known as:
  • Red Barn Colonia
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  • River Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Hidalgo County
    • River Bend has also been known as:
    • River Bend Colonia
  • Rush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Rush is located in Hidalgo County
    • Rush has also been known as:
    • Rush Colonia
  • Storylane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storylane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
    • Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
    • Storylane has also been known as:
    • Storylane Colonia
  • Summerwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
    • Summerwood has also been known as:
    • Summerwood Colonia
  • Sun Grove Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
    • Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
    • Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
    • Sun Grove Park Colonia
  • Sun Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
    • Sun Valley has also been known as:
    • Sun Valley Colonia
  • Tower Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
    • Tower Heights is located in Hidalgo County
    • Tower Heights has also been known as:
    • Tower Heights Colonia
  • Twin Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
    • Twin Lake is located in Hidalgo County
    • Twin Lake has also been known as:
    • Twin Lake Colonia

How Far From Villa del Sol 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 Villa del Sol to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa del Sol and extending to:

• Edinburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the North.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Villa del Sol to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 1,501 miles [2,415.6 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<5> 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).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Villa del Sol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/