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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 Hollywood Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollywood Beach 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 Hollywood Beach:
- 34.167227, -119.230664
- 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 Hollywood Beach
- 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Since Hollywood Beach is near Santa Barbara County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Hollywood Beach
Communities Also Named Hollywood Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Hollywood Beach.
Within California, the name Hollywood Beach is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Hollywood Beach is located in Bay County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km]<1> to the east of the Hollywood Beach that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Hollywood Beach.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Hollywood Beach is located in Cecil County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollywood Beach that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Hollywood Beach.
- Washington
- Chelan County
- This Hollywood Beach is located in Chelan County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hollywood Beach that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Hollywood Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollywood Beach ...
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.
- Channel Islands Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Leisure Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Muscle Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Sea Cliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Silver Strand
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Strand is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Strand
- Spanish Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
- Sycamore Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Cove is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cove
How Far From Hollywood Beach 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 Hollywood Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollywood Beach and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hollywood Beach to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,351 miles [13,439.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hollywood Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hollywood Beach 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 Hollywood Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1672, Longitude: -119.2307 In this case, the coordinates for Hollywood Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.078 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.172 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.208 degrees. |
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