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

When in Fullerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fullerton 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 Fullerton:
    • 33.870397, -117.924299
    • 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 Fullerton
  • 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 Fullerton ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Fullerton.

Within California, the name Fullerton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Fullerton is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Fullerton.
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fullerton [Bradley County].
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fullerton [Volusia County].
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Fullerton is located in De Witt County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Fullerton.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fullerton [Greenwood County].
      • Hodgeman 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 Kansas community of Fullerton [Hodgeman County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This Fullerton is located in Greenup County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Fullerton.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Fullerton is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Fullerton.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Fullerton is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Fullerton.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fullerton [Wayne County].
    • Nebraska
      • Nance County
      • This Fullerton is located in Nance County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nance County community of Fullerton.
    • New Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Fullerton [Catron County].
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This Fullerton is located in Dickey County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickey County community of Fullerton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Fullerton is located in Lehigh County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Fullerton.
      • McKean County
      • This Fullerton is located in McKean County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km] to the east northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fullerton.
    • Texas
      • Liberty County
      • This Fullerton is located in Liberty County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fullerton that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Fullerton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fullerton ...

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.

  • Almond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Almond is located in Orange County
  • Fuller Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
    • Fuller Park is located in Orange County
  • Garden Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nutwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • Nutwood is located in Orange County
  • Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olive is located in Orange County
  • Orangetree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
    • Orangetree is located in Orange County
  • Park Royale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royale
    • Park Royale is located in Orange County
  • Placentia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunkist Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
    • Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
  • Sunny Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
    • Sunny Hills is located in Orange County

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

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

  • Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fullerton to Santa Ana, 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 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 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 8,340 miles [13,421.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Fullerton: www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fullerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fullerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8704, Longitude: -117.9243    
<2>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 Fullerton 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.
<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 Fullerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fullerton 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 335.948 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.776 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.444 degrees.









 

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