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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 Agua Dulce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agua Dulce 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 Agua Dulce:
    • 34.496371, -118.326169
    • 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 Agua Dulce
  • 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 Agua Dulce ...

We found three communities that share the name Agua Dulce.

Within California, the name Agua Dulce is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Agua Dulce that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Agua Dulce.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Agua Dulce is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km] to the east southeast of the Agua Dulce that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Agua Dulce.
      • Nueces County
      • This Agua Dulce is located in Nueces County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the east southeast of the Agua Dulce that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Agua Dulce.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agua Dulce ...

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.

  • Boiling Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Point
    • Boiling Point is located in Los Angeles County
  • Forest Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Green Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Lincoln Crest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Crest
    • Lincoln Crest is located in Los Angeles County
  • Mint Canyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Los Angeles County
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Los Angeles County
  • Sleepy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Valley
    • Sleepy Valley is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Agua Dulce 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 Agua Dulce to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Agua Dulce to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 331 miles [532.7 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 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 8,310 miles [13,373.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Agua Dulce. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Agua Dulce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agua Dulce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4964, Longitude: -118.3262    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Agua Dulce 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 336.371 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.332 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.686 degrees.









 

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