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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 Long Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Long Beach:
    • 33.775521, -118.189498
    • 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 Long Beach
  • 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 Long Beach ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Long Beach.

Within California, the name Long Beach is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Long Beach is located in LaPorte County and lies 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Long Beach.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Long Beach is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,613 miles [4,205.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Long Beach.
      • York County
      • This Long Beach is located in York County and lies 2,614 miles [4,206.8 km] to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Long Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Long Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Long Beach.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Long Beach [Essex County].
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Beach [Muskegon County].
    • Minnesota
      • Pope County
      • This Long Beach is located in Pope County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Long Beach.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Long Beach is located in Harrison County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Long Beach.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Long Beach is located in Taney County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Long Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Long Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 2,446 miles [3,936.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Long Beach.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Long Beach is located in Nassau County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Long Beach.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Long Beach [Queens County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Long Beach lies 3,403 miles [5,476.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Long Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km]<1> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Long Beach.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Long Beach lies 3,128 miles [5,034 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Long Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Long Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Long Beach lies 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • Washington
      • Pacific County
      • This Long Beach is located in Pacific County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Long Beach that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Long Beach.
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Long Beach [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Beach ...

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.

  • Carson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dolores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
    • Dolores is located in Los Angeles County
  • Harbor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
    • Harbor City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Harbor Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Hawaiian Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironsides
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Ironsides is located in Los Angeles County
  • Keystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Los Angeles County
  • Leisure World
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
    • Leisure World is located in Orange County
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Los Angeles County
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How Far From Long Beach 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 Long Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Beach and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Long Beach to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 379 miles [609.9 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 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,352 miles [13,441.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Long Beach: www.longbeach.gov/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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 from Point A (ie- Long Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7755, Longitude: -118.1895    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Long Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Long Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.154 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.021 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.595 degrees.




 

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