Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nueva:
  • 25.950913, -97.556098
  • 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 Nueva

• 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
  • Since Villa Nueva is near Hidalgo County and also Willacy 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 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 Nueva

Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Nueva ...

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.

• Angel Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Angel Haven is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Haven
  • Angel Haven has also been known as:
  • Angel Haven Colonia
• Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Graham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Graham is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham has also been known as:
  • Graham Colonia
• Green Valley Farms
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
  • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
  • Green Valley Farms Colonia
• Illinois Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Illinois Heights is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Heights
  • Illinois Heights has also been known as:
  • Illinois Heights Colonia
• Indian Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Jaime Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaime Lake is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaime Lake
  • Jaime Lake has also been known as:
  • Jaime Lake Colonia
• Palm Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Grove is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
• Stardust
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stardust is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardust
  • Stardust has also been known as:
  • Stardust Colonia

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Villa Nueva and extending to:

• Brownsville, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Villa Nueva to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,088 miles [13,016.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'