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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 Delta:
33.919737, -118.321741
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.
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:
We found 33 communities that share the name Delta.
There are two communities within California that are also named Delta.
Beyond California, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In California ...
San Joaquin 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 Delta [San Joaquin County].
Shasta County
This Delta is located in Shasta County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Delta.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Clay County
This Delta is located in Clay County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<2> to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Delta.
Arkansas
Nevada County
This Delta is located in Nevada County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Delta.
British Columbia
This Delta lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the north of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
Colorado
Delta County
This Delta is located in Delta County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Delta.
Florida
Palm Beach County
This Delta is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km]<2> to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Delta.
Georgia
Macon 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 Delta [Macon County].
Idaho
Shoshone County
This Delta is located in Shoshone County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the north of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Delta.
Illinois
Saline County
This Delta is located in Saline County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Delta.
Iowa
Keokuk County
This Delta is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Delta.
Kentucky
Wayne County
This Delta is located in Wayne County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Delta.
Louisiana
Madison Parish
This Delta is located in Madison Parish and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<2> to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Delta.
Manitoba
This Delta lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
Michigan
Clinton 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 Michigan community of Delta [Clinton County].
Eaton 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 Michigan community of Delta [Eaton County].
Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Delta [Schoolcraft County].
Mississippi
Coahoma County
This Delta is located in Coahoma County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<2> to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Delta.
Panola County
This Delta is located in Panola County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km] to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Delta.
Missouri
Cape Girardeau County
This Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Delta.
New York
Oneida County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Oneida County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Delta.
North Carolina
Stokes County
This Delta is located in Stokes County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Delta.
North Dakota
Mountrail 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 North Dakota community of Delta [Mountrail County].
Ohio
Fulton County
This Delta is located in Fulton County and lies 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Delta.
Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Delta [Hamilton County].
Ontario
This Delta lies 2,154 miles [3,466.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
Pennsylvania
York County
This Delta is located in York County and lies 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Delta.
South Carolina
Union County
This Delta is located in Union County and lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<2> to the east of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Delta.
Utah
Millard County
This Delta is located in Millard County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Delta.
Virginia
Alexandria City
This Delta is located in Alexandria City and lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Delta.
Washington
Whatcom County
This Delta is located in Whatcom County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<2> to the north of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Delta.
West Virginia
Braxton 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 West Virginia community of Delta [Braxton County].
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
This Delta is located in Bayfield County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Delta that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Delta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delta ...
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.
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 Delta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delta and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delta to Los Angeles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 366 miles [589 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 21 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,300 miles [3,701.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,346 miles [13,431.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
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).<10>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Delta 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 '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- Delta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9197, Longitude: -118.3217 In this case, the coordinates for Delta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Delta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.285 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.19 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.674 degrees.