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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 Lagol, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lagol 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 Lagol:
- 34.268810, -118.955826
- 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 Lagol
- 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 Lagol is near Los Angeles County and also Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Lagol
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lagol ...
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.
- Keith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keith is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Leesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Leisure Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Malibu Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malibu Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Junction
- Spanish Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sycamore Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Cove is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cove
- Thousand Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Lagol 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 Lagol to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lagol and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lagol to Ventura, 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 329 miles [529.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 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 8,338 miles [13,418.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lagol) 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 Lagol 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 Lagol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2688, Longitude: -118.9558 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.049 degrees. |
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