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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 Las Flores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Las Flores 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 Las Flores:
- 33.2858663, -117.4522631
- 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 Las Flores
- 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego County
- Since Las Flores is near Orange County and also Riverside 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 Riverside 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 Las Flores
Communities Also Named Las Flores ...
We found six communities that are also named Las Flores.
There are three communities within California that are also named Las Flores.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- This Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Las Flores that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Las Flores.
- Orange County
- This Las Flores is located in Orange County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Las Flores that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Las Flores.
- Tehama County
- This Las Flores is located in Tehama County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Las Flores that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Las Flores.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Las Flores is located in Cameron County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Las Flores that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Las Flores.
- Frio County
- This Las Flores is located in Frio County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km] to the east southeast of the Las Flores that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Las Flores.
- Starr County
- This Las Flores is located in Starr County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km] to the east southeast of the Las Flores that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Las Flores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Flores ...
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.
- Dana Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Don ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Don is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
- Hidden Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Lilac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lilac is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
- Oceanside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Three Arch Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Arch Bay is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Arch Bay
- Twin Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winterwarm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winterwarm is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwarm
How Far From Las Flores 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 Las Flores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Las Flores once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Las Flores and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Las Flores to San Diego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 429 miles [690.4 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 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 8,365 miles [13,462.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Las Flores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Las Flores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Las Flores 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 Las Flores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2859, Longitude: -117.4523 In this case, the coordinates for Las Flores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.163 degrees. |
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