Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Naud Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Naud Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Naud Junction
- 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 Naud Junction:
- 34.060567, -118.236185
- 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 Naud Junction
- 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Naud Junction is near Orange County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Naud Junction ...
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.
- Cypress Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Cypress Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Echo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Los Angeles County
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Koreatown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Little Tokyo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Tokyo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Tokyo
- Little Tokyo is located in Los Angeles County
- Mission Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction
- Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- New Chinatown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- New Chinatown is located in Los Angeles County
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Naud Junction 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 Naud Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Naud Junction and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Naud Junction to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,292 miles [3,688.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,335 miles [13,413.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Naud Junction. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Naud Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Naud Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0606, Longitude: -118.2362 In this case, the coordinates for Naud Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Naud Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.627 degrees. |