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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 North Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hills 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 North Hills:
    • 34.235603, -118.47636
    • 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 North Hills
  • 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 North Hills is near Ventura County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Ventura 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

Communities Also Named North Hills ...

We found 25 communities that share the name North Hills.

Within California, the name North Hills is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This North Hills is located in Lee County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This North Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of North Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This North Hills is located in Floyd County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of North Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of North Hills [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This North Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of North Hills.
      • Harford County
      • This North Hills is located in Harford County and lies 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of North Hills.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This North Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of North Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This North Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of North Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This North Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This North Hills is located in Wake County and lies 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of North Hills [Hocking County].
      • Washington County
      • This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Hills.
      • Northumberland County
      • This North Hills is located in Northumberland County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of North Hills.
      • York County
      • This North Hills is located in York County and lies 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of North Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This North Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of North Hills.
      • Pickens County
      • This North Hills is located in Pickens County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of North Hills.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This North Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This North Hills is located in Knox County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Hills.
      • Washington County
      • This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This North Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of North Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This North Hills is located in Bedford County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of North Hills.
      • Roanoke County
      • This North Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of North Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This North Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of North Hills.
      • Wood County
      • This North Hills is located in Wood County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of North Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Hills ...

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.

  • Granada Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
    • Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Kagel Canyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kagel Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagel Canyon
    • Kagel Canyon is located in Los Angeles County
  • Magnolia Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Magnolia Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Mission Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Shadow Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Hills
    • Shadow Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Studio City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studio City
    • Studio City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Sun Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Twin Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Los Angeles County
  • Valley Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
    • Valley Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From North Hills to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Hills and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Hills to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 343 miles [552 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,300 miles [3,701.5 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 7,561 miles [12,168.2 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 8,329 miles [13,404.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Hills. 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>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- North Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2356, Longitude: -118.4764    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that North Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 North Hills 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 336.459 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.422 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.769 degrees.




 

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