Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Palma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Palma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Palma
- 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 Palma:
- 33.846298, -118.046016
- 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 La Palma
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since La Palma is near Los Angeles County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named La Palma ...
We found two communities that share the name La Palma.
Within California, the name La Palma is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Palma ...
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 east) - Barber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
- Barber City is located in Orange County
- Clearwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
- Cypress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Cypress is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <3>
- Friendly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Friendly Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Fuller Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Fuller Park is located in Orange County
- Garden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <3>
- Green Lantern Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lantern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lantern Village
- Green Lantern Village is located in Orange County
- Hawaiian Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Gardens
- Hawaiian Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawaiian Gardens <3>
- Leisure World
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
- Leisure World is located in Orange County
- Moody
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Los Angeles County
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- Nutwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Paramount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Paramount is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paramount <3>
- Seal Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Beach
- Seal Beach is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Beach <3>
- Signal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
- Signal Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Signal Hill <3>
- Studebaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Sunny Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
- Nutwood
How Far From La Palma 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 city such as La Palma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Palma and extending to:
- Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from La Palma to Santa Ana, with an average speed<4> 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 378 miles [608.3 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 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,344 miles [13,428.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Palma: www.cityoflapalma.org/
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- La Palma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Palma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8463, Longitude: -118.0460 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Palma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.893 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.514 degrees. |