Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Los Alamitos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Alamitos and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Los Alamitos

• 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 Los Alamitos:
  • 33.803173, -118.071937
  • 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 Los Alamitos

• 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 Los Alamitos is near Los Angeles County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Alamitos ...

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.

• Almond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Almond is located in Orange County
• Barber City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
  • Barber City is located in Orange County
• Cypress
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Cypress is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <2>
• Green Lantern Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lantern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lantern Village
  • Green Lantern Village is located in Orange County
• Hawaiian Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Gardens
  • Hawaiian Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawaiian Gardens <2>
• Leisure World
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
  • Leisure World is located in Orange County
• Moody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Orange County
• Naples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Los Angeles County
• Nutwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
  • Nutwood is located in Orange County
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  • Seal Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Beach
    • Seal Beach is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Beach <2>
  • Signal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
    • Signal Hill is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Signal Hill <2>
  • Sugar ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
    • Sugar is located in Orange County
  • Sunset Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
  • Surfside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • Surfside is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside <2>
  • Willowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
    • Willowville is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Los Alamitos 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 Los Alamitos to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Los Alamitos and extending to:

• Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Los Alamitos to Santa Ana, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 380 miles [611.6 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 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 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 8,347 miles [13,433.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Los Alamitos: www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/