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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 Lynwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynwood 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 Lynwood:
- 33.932228, -118.216149
- 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 Lynwood
- 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Lynwood is near Orange County and also San Bernardino 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lynwood
Communities Also Named Lynwood ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Lynwood.
Within California, the name Lynwood is unique.
Beyond California, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lynwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lynwood.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Lynwood is located in Cook County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lynwood.
- Kendall County
- This Lynwood is located in Kendall County and lies 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km] to the east northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Lynwood.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Lynwood is located in Carroll County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lynwood.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis 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 Minnesota community of Lynwood [Saint Louis County].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lynwood [Rankin County].
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Lynwood is located in Morton County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Lynwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks 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 Pennsylvania community of Lynwood [Berks County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Lynwood is located in Aiken County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Lynwood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Lynwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km] to the east northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Lynwood.
- Virginia
- Prince William 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 Virginia community of Lynwood [Prince William County].
- Stafford County
- This Lynwood is located in Stafford County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lynwood that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Lynwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynwood ...
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.
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Firestone Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Firestone Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hollydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollydale is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Imperial Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Imperial Courts is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Courts
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paramount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Wingfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingfoot is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingfoot
- Workman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Workman is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Lynwood 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 city such as Lynwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynwood and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lynwood to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 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 7,574 miles [12,189.2 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 8,343 miles [13,426.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lynwood 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> | 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 Lynwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lynwood 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 Lynwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9322, Longitude: -118.2161 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.086 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.613 degrees. |
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