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 Loma Linda:
32.448132, -110.755095
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 Loma Linda
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 Pima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found six communities that are also named Loma Linda.
Within Arizona, the name Loma Linda is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
San Bernardino County
This Loma Linda is located in San Bernardino County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loma Linda that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Loma Linda.
Colorado
La Plata County
This Loma Linda is located in La Plata County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Loma Linda that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Loma Linda.
Missouri
Butler County
This Loma Linda is located in Butler County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loma Linda that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Loma Linda.
Newton County
This Loma Linda is located in Newton County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east northeast of the Loma Linda that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Loma Linda.
Texas
San Patricio County
This Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Loma Linda that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Loma Linda.
Utah
Weber County
This Loma Linda is located in Weber County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the north of the Loma Linda that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Loma Linda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loma Linda ...
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.
Amphitheater (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Loma Linda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loma Linda and extending to:
Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loma Linda to Tucson, with an average speed<3> 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.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 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 8,232 miles [13,248.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Loma Linda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Loma Linda 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 Loma Linda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4481, Longitude: -110.7551 In this case, the coordinates for Loma Linda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.968 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.401 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.48 degrees.