Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Paloma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Paloma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Paloma
- 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 Paloma:
- 33.780850, -117.804499
- 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 Paloma
- 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 Paloma is near San Bernardino County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named La Paloma ...
We found two communities that share the name La Paloma.
Within California, the name La Paloma is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Paloma ...
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.
- Dyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Frances
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Kathryn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lemon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Heights
- Lemon Heights is located in Orange County
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Orangetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Orangetree is located in Orange County
- Park Royale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royale
- Park Royale is located in Orange County
- Sunkist Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
- Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From La Paloma to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as La Paloma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Paloma and extending to:
- Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from La Paloma to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,275 miles [3,661.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 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 8,343 miles [13,426.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Paloma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Paloma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Paloma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7809, Longitude: -117.8045 In this case, the coordinates for La Paloma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Paloma 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 335.836 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.373 degrees. |