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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cambodia Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambodia Town 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 Cambodia Town:
    • 33.790000, -118.168889
    • 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 Cambodia Town
  • 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 Cambodia Town ...

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.

  • Dolores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
    • Dolores is located in Los Angeles County
  • Hawaiian Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Los Angeles County
  • Leisure World
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
    • Leisure World is located in Orange County
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Long Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Naples
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Los Angeles County
  • Paramount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Seal Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Surfside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willowville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
    • Willowville is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Cambodia Town 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 Cambodia Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cambodia Town and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cambodia Town to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 378 miles [608.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,295 miles [3,693.4 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 7,582 miles [12,202 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 8,351 miles [13,439.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cambodia Town. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Cambodia Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambodia Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7900, Longitude: -118.1689       In this case, the coordinates for Cambodia Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cambodia Town 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 336.139 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.004 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.584 degrees.




 

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