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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 Puente, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Puente 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 Puente:
- 34.020084, -117.949115
- 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 Puente
- 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 Puente 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 Puente
Communities Also Named La Puente ...
We found one communities that are also named La Puente.
Within California, the name La Puente is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named La Puente in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of La Puente [Rio Arriba County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Puente ...
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.
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Charter Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Citrus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Citrus is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
- Diamond Bar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Hillgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillgrove is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Mayflower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayflower Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Sunny Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Temple City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
How Far From La Puente 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 Puente to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in La Puente and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from La Puente to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> 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 371 miles [597.1 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 2,277 miles [3,664.5 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 7,562 miles [12,169.9 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 8,331 miles [13,407.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 La Puente, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Puente) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Puente 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 Puente. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0201, Longitude: -117.9491 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.838 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.461 degrees. |
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