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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 Willamar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willamar 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 Willamar:
- 26.455624, -97.618877
- 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 Willamar
- 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 Willacy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Since Willamar is near Cameron County and also Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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 Willamar
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willamar ...
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.
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop has also been known as:
- Bishop Colonia
- Eggers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eggers is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Eggers has also been known as:
- Eggers Colonia
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth has also been known as:
- Elizabeth Colonia
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham has also been known as:
- Graham Colonia
- Green Valley Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
- Indian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jessups
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
- Jessups has also been known as:
- Jessups Colonia
- Lisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lisa is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisa
- Lisa has also been known as:
- Lisa Colonia
- Nancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Nancy has also been known as:
- Nancy Colonia
- Palm Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Raymondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rudolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rudolph is located in Kenedy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy has also been known as:
- Sandy Colonia
- Windsong Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
- Windsong Village has also been known as:
- Windsong Village Colonia
How Far From Willamar 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 Willamar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willamar and extending to:
- Raymondville, which is the Seat of Willacy County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Willamar to Raymondville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 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 '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- Willamar) 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 Willamar 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 Willamar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4556, Longitude: -97.6189 In this case, the coordinates for Willamar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.477 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.133 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.514 degrees. |
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