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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 La Habra Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Habra Heights 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 La Habra Heights:
- 33.960422, -117.951240
- 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 La Habra Heights
- 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 La Habra Heights is near Orange County and also San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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 La Habra Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Habra Heights ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendly Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Fuller Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fuller Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Hillgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillgrove is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Placentia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Studebaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Sunny Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
How Far From La Habra Heights 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 La Habra Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Habra Heights and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Habra Heights to Los Angeles, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six 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 2,279 miles [3,667.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 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 8,335 miles [13,413.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Habra Heights) 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 La Habra Heights 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 La Habra Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9604, Longitude: -117.9512 In this case, the coordinates for La Habra Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.461 degrees. |
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