Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawthorne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawthorne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawthorne
- 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 Hawthorne:
- 33.916418, -118.352581
- 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 Hawthorne
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Hawthorne is near Orange County and also Ventura County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hawthorne ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Hawthorne.
Within California, the name Hawthorne is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Hawthorne is located in Alachua County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Hawthorne.
- Lake County
- This Hawthorne is located in Lake County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km] to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hawthorne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Hawthorne is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hawthorne.
- Charles County
- This Hawthorne is located in Charles County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km] to the east northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hawthorne.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Adams County
- This Hawthorne is located in Adams County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<2> to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hawthorne.
- Pearl River County
- This Hawthorne is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km] to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Hawthorne.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Hawthorne lies 3,055 miles [4,916.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This Hawthorne is located in Shelby County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<2> to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Hawthorne.
- Walker County
- This Hawthorne is located in Walker County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km] to the east of the Hawthorne that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hawthorne.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawthorne ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Cypress Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove
- Cypress Grove is located in Los Angeles County
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Firestone Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Firestone Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Los Angeles County
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hyperion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Imperial Courts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Courts
- Imperial Courts is located in Los Angeles County
- Ironsides
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lawndale is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <4>
- Motordrome ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motordrome have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motordrome
- Motordrome is located in Los Angeles County
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- Palms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Strawberry Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Park
- Strawberry Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Surfridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfridge
- Surfridge is located in Los Angeles County
- View Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
- View Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County
- Wingfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palms
How Far From Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawthorne and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hawthorne 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 2,301 miles [3,703.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 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 8,347 miles [13,433.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hawthorne: www.cityofhawthorne.com/
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hawthorne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hawthorne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawthorne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9164, Longitude: -118.3526 |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hawthorne 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. |
| <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 Hawthorne 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 336.31 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.22 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.692 degrees. |