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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 Country Club Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club Park 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 Country Club Park:
    • 34.050289, -118.321187
    • 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 Country Club Park
  • 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 Country Club Park ...

We found six communities that share the name Country Club Park.

Within California, the name Country Club Park is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Country Club Park is located in Madison County and lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km]<1> to the east of the Country Club Park that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Country Club Park.
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Country Club Park is located in Glynn County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the east of the Country Club Park that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Country Club Park.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Country Club Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Club Park that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Country Club Park.
      • Harford County
      • This Country Club Park is located in Harford County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east northeast of the Country Club Park that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Country Club Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Country Club Park is located in Craven County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Club Park that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Country Club Park.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Country Club Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Club Park that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Country Club Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club Park ...

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 west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century City
    • Century City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Los Angeles County
  • Echo Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
    • Echo Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Harvard Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Heights
    • Harvard Heights is located in Los Angeles County
  • Koreatown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koreatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koreatown
    • Koreatown is located in Los Angeles County
  • Little Ethiopia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Ethiopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ethiopia
    • Little Ethiopia is located in Los Angeles County
  • Little Tokyo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Tokyo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Tokyo
    • Little Tokyo is located in Los Angeles County
  • Mission Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
    • New Chinatown is located in Los Angeles County
  • Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
  • View Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
    • View Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Vineyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingfoot
    • Wingfoot is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Country Club Park 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 community such as Country Club Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Club Park and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the East.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Country Club Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six 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 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,296 miles [3,695.1 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 7,569 miles [12,181.1 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 8,338 miles [13,418.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Club Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Club Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0503, Longitude: -118.3212       In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Country Club Park 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 336.303 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.221 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.676 degrees.