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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 Cienega O Paso De La Tijera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cienega O Paso De La Tijera and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cienega O Paso De La Tijera
- 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 Cienega O Paso De La Tijera:
- 34.001124, -118.351187
- 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 Cienega O Paso De La Tijera
- 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 Cienega O Paso De La Tijera ...
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 northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century City
- Century City is located in Los Angeles County
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Los Angeles County
- Cypress Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Los Angeles County
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Los Angeles County
- Harvard Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Heights
- Harvard Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Home Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyperion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyperion
- Hyperion is located in Los Angeles County
- Koreatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koreatown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koreatown
- Koreatown is located in Los Angeles County
- Little Ethiopia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] 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
- Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Palms is located in Los Angeles County
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- Surfridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfridge
- Surfridge is located in Los Angeles County
- View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
- View Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Vineyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vineyard is located in Los Angeles County
- Wingfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingfoot
- Wingfoot is located in Los Angeles County
How Far From Cienega O Paso De La Tijera 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 Cienega O Paso De La Tijera to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cienega O Paso De La Tijera and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cienega O Paso De La Tijera to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 2,299 miles [3,699.9 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 7,573 miles [12,187.6 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 8,341 miles [13,423.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cienega O Paso De La Tijera. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Cienega O Paso De La Tijera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cienega O Paso De La Tijera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0011, Longitude: -118.3512 In this case, the coordinates for Cienega O Paso De La Tijera 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 Cienega O Paso De La Tijera 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 336.321 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.239 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.693 degrees. |
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