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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 Los Olivos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Olivos 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 Los Olivos:
- 34.109454, -117.640610
- 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 Los Olivos
- 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Los Olivos is near Los Angeles County and also Riverside 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 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 Los Olivos
Communities Also Named Los Olivos ...
We found one communities that are also named Los Olivos.
There is one other community in California that is also named Los Olivos.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Barbara County
- This Los Olivos is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Los Olivos that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Los Olivos.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Olivos ...
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.
- Boys Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
- Champagne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
- Charter Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Dells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dells is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells
- Diamond Bar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Kaiser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
- Mount Baldy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Sunsweet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
- Walnut Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Los Olivos 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 community such as Los Olivos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Los Olivos and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Los Olivos to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 375 miles [603.5 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 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,259 miles [3,635.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 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 8,318 miles [13,386.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Los Olivos) 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> | 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 Los Olivos 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 Los Olivos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1095, Longitude: -117.6406 In this case, the coordinates for Los Olivos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.748 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.284 degrees. |
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