|
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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- 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 Villa del Sol
Communities Also Named Villa del Sol ...
We found two communities that are also named Villa del Sol.
There is one other community in Texas that 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)
- Border is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border has also been known as:
- Border Colonia
- Borderland Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark has also been known as:
- Clark Colonia
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Isaacs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isaacs is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs
- Isaacs has also been known as:
- Isaacs Colonia
- Kane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Lull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lull is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
- Lunar Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lunar Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunar Heights
- Lunar Heights has also been known as:
- Lunar Heights Colonia
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill has also been known as:
- Merrill Colonia
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park has also been known as:
- Paradise Park Colonia
- Post Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Red Barn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Barn is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Red Barn has also been known as:
- Red Barn Colonia
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- River Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush has also been known as:
- Rush Colonia
- Storylane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Storylane is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storylane
- Storylane has also been known as:
- Storylane Colonia
- Summerwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Summerwood has also been known as:
- Summerwood Colonia
- Sun Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Grove Park is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Grove Park
- Sun Grove Park has also been known as:
- Sun Grove Park Colonia
- Sun Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley has also been known as:
- Sun Valley Colonia
- Tower Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Heights is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Tower Heights has also been known as:
- Tower Heights Colonia
- Twin Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lake is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- 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<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 1,501 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<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 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Villa del Sol) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Villa del Sol 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 Villa del Sol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2484, Longitude: -98.1603 In this case, the coordinates for Villa del Sol have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.475 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.741 degrees. |
|
|