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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 El Segundo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Segundo 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 El Segundo:
- 33.920910, -118.415981
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on El Segundo
- Bird Watching ...
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since El Segundo is near Orange County and also Ventura County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for El Segundo
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Segundo ...
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.
- Cypress Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress Grove is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Hyperion
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyperion is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyperion
- Lawndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Motordrome ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Motordrome is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motordrome
- Ocean Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
- Palms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palms is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Strawberry Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Park
- Surfridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- View Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From El Segundo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as El Segundo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in El Segundo and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Segundo to Los Angeles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 364 miles [585.8 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 2,305 miles [3,709.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 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 8,348 miles [13,434.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- El Segundo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 El Segundo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Segundo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9209, Longitude: -118.4160 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.286 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.729 degrees. |
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