Coordinates for South Texas Cities

city	latitude	longitude
Alamo	26.183	-98.123
Alice	27.752	-98.069
Brownsville	25.901	-97.497
Corpus Christi	27.800	-97.396
Donna	26.170	-98.052
Edinburg	26.301	-98.163
Harlingen	26.190	-97.696
Kingsville	27.516	-97.856
Laredo	27.506	-99.507
McAllen	26.203	-98.230
Mercedes	26.149	-97.913
Mission	26.216	-98.325
Pharr	26.194	-98.183
Portland	27.877	-97.324
Robstown	27.790	-97.669
San Benito	26.132	-97.631
San Juan	26.189	-98.155
Weslaco	26.159	-97.991

These coordinates are in the proper format to enter in the web site Heavens Above, which is positive for north latitude and negative for west longitude. You will also need to select the proper time zone, which is (GMT-6) USA (Central).

Data is from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you are trying to view Iridium flashes, more accurate positions are useful. You can obtain them by consulting a topographic map or a GPS, among other methods. For observers in Brownsville, the table below gives coordinates for various locations (for other locations, you could extrapolate from nearby positions).

Coordinates for Locations within Brownsville, Texas

city	latitude	longitude
Brownsville Medical Center	25.920	-97.511
Brownsville-SPI Int'l. Airport	25.910	-97.433
Four Corners	25.921	-97.467
Hanna High School	25.937	-97.481
Lopez High School	25.881	-97.422
Pace High School	25.935	-97.525
Porter High School	25.912	-97.473
Rio Del Sol	25.967	-97.432
Rivera High School	25.940	-97.417
Sunrise Mall	25.953	-97.504
University of Texas-Brownsville	25.898	-97.495
Yturria Elementary School	25.971	-97.540

© 2001 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 27 January 2001.
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