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

When in College Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Heights 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 College Heights:
    • 34.106676, -117.689222
    • 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 College Heights
  • 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 College Heights ...

We found 21 communities that share the name College Heights.

There are three communities within California that are also named College Heights.

Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Kern County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of College Heights [Kern County].
    • San Diego County
      • This College Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of College Heights.
    • Santa Cruz County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of College Heights [Santa Cruz County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This College Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<2> to the east of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of College Heights.
    • Alberta
      • This College Heights lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<2> to the north of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This College Heights is located in Drew County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<2> to the east of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of College Heights.
    • British Columbia
      • This College Heights lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<2> to the north of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of College Heights [La Plata County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This College Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<2> to the east of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of College Heights [Dougherty County].
      • Muscogee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of College Heights [Muscogee County].
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of College Heights [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This College Heights is located in Magoffin County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of College Heights.
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of College Heights [Warren County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This College Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This College Heights is located in Berks County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of College Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This College Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<2> to the east of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of College Heights.
      • Greenville County
      • This College Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km] to the east of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of College Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This College Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of College Heights.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of College Heights [Washington County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This College Heights is located in Weber County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the College Heights that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of College Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College Heights ...

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.

  • Boys Republic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
    • Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
  • Champagne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champagne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
    • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Charter Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
    • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
  • Creekside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Dells ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells
    • Dells is located in San Bernardino County
  • Diamond Bar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Baldy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunsweet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
    • Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County

How Far From College Heights 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 College Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from College Heights to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 374 miles [601.9 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,551 miles [12,152.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,319 miles [13,388.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 College Heights 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- College Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1067, Longitude: -117.6892       In this case, the coordinates for College Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 College Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.788 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.597 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.312 degrees.









 

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