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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 Dolores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dolores and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Dolores:
    • 33.833073, -118.226460
    • 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 Dolores
  • 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 Dolores ...

We found six communities that share the name Dolores.

Within California, the name Dolores is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Montezuma County
      • This Dolores is located in Montezuma County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dolores that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montezuma County community of Dolores.
    • New Mexico
      • Santa Fe County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Dolores [Santa Fe County].
      • Union County
      • This community is historic and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Dolores.
    • Texas
      • Kinney County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Kinney County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kinney County community of Dolores.
      • Webb County
      • This community is historic and although located in Webb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Dolores.
      • Zapata County
      • This Dolores is located in Zapata County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dolores that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Dolores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dolores ...

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.

  • Carson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
  • Clearwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
  • Harbor City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
    • Harbor City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Harbor Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Hollydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollydale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
    • Hollydale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Imperial Courts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Courts
    • Imperial Courts is located in Los Angeles County
  • Ironsides
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Ironsides is located in Los Angeles County
  • Keystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Los Angeles County
  • Lincoln Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Long Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Paramount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Park
      • Strawberry Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Willowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County
    • Willowville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
      • Willowville is located in Los Angeles County

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

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

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dolores to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • 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 2,297 miles [3,696.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 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 8,349 miles [13,436.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dolores. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dolores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dolores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8331, Longitude: -118.2265       In this case, the coordinates for Dolores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Dolores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Dolores 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 336.193 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.073 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.618 degrees.




 

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