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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Avalon Gardens:
    • 33.957237, -118.263129
    • 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 Avalon Gardens
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avalon Gardens ...

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.

  • Bell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
  • Delta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Los Angeles County
  • Firestone Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
    • Firestone Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
  • Graham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Los Angeles County
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Los Angeles County
  • Imperial Courts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Courts
    • Imperial Courts is located in Los Angeles County
  • Maywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <1>
  • Strawberry Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Park
    • Strawberry Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • View Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
    • View Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Walnut Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
    • Walnut Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County
  • Wingfoot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingfoot
    • Wingfoot is located in Los Angeles County
  • Workman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Workman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
    • Workman is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Avalon Gardens to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avalon Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Avalon Gardens and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the North.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 366 miles [589 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Avalon Gardens to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,342 miles [13,425.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avalon Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avalon Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9572, Longitude: -118.2631       In this case, the coordinates for Avalon Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Avalon Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.242 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.14 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.641 degrees.









 

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