Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alhambra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alhambra and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alhambra
- 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 Alhambra:
- 34.095191, -118.126831
- 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 Alhambra
- 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 Alhambra 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
Communities Also Named Alhambra ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Alhambra.
Within California, the name Alhambra is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Alhambra lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the north of the Alhambra that is located in Los Angeles County.
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Alhambra is located in Amherst County and lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alhambra that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Alhambra.
- Nelson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Alhambra [Nelson County].
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alhambra ...
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.
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
- Cypress Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Cypress Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Eagle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Eagle Rock is located in Los Angeles County
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Los Angeles County
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Mayflower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Mayflower Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Mission Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- New Chinatown is located in Los Angeles County
- Raymond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Hill
- Raymond Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Stoneman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Temple City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple City
- Temple City is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple City <4>
- Winter Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
- Winter Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
How Far From Alhambra 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 city such as Alhambra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alhambra and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Alhambra to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>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 2,285 miles [3,677.4 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<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,330 miles [13,405.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Alhambra: www.cityofalhambra.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alhambra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alhambra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0952, Longitude: -118.1268 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alhambra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Alhambra 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Alhambra to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.149 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.035 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.564 degrees. |