Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alla
- 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 Alla:
- 33.981123, -118.429800
- 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 Alla
- 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 Alla is near Orange County and also Ventura County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alla ...
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.
- Century City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century City
- Century City is located in Los Angeles County
- Cypress Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove
- Cypress Grove is located in Los Angeles County
- Home Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Junction
- Home Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Hyperion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Little Ethiopia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Ethiopia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ethiopia
- Little Ethiopia is located in Los Angeles County
- Motordrome ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motordrome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motordrome
- Motordrome is located in Los Angeles County
- Ocean Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
- Ocean Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Surfridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfridge
- Surfridge is located in Los Angeles County
- View Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
- View Park is located in Los Angeles County
How Far From Alla 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 Alla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alla and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alla to Los Angeles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 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 7,576 miles [12,192.4 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 8,345 miles [13,430 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alla. 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 '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- Alla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9811, Longitude: -118.4298 In this case, the coordinates for Alla 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 Alla 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 336.384 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.738 degrees. |