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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 Montrose:
34.209316, -118.227929
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.
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We found 37 communities that share the name Montrose.
Within California, the name Montrose is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 33 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Montrose is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Montrose.
Arkansas
Ashley County
This Montrose is located in Ashley County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Montrose.
British Columbia
This Montrose lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the north of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
Colorado
Montrose County
This Montrose is located in Montrose County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Montrose.
Georgia
Laurens County
This Montrose is located in Laurens County and lies 2,015 miles [3,242.8 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Montrose.
Twiggs 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 Georgia community of Montrose [Twiggs County].
Illinois
Cook County
This Montrose is located in Cook County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Montrose.
Effingham County
This Montrose is located in Effingham County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km] to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Montrose.
Iowa
Lee County
This Montrose is located in Lee County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Montrose.
Kansas
Jewell County
This Montrose is located in Jewell County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Montrose.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Montrose is located in Fayette County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Montrose.
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Montrose is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Montrose.
Maryland
Charles County
This Montrose is located in Charles County and lies 2,286 miles [3,679 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Montrose.
Montgomery County
This Montrose is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km] to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Montrose.
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
This Montrose is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,583 miles [4,156.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Montrose.
Michigan
Genesee County
This Montrose is located in Genesee County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Montrose.
Minnesota
Wright County
This Montrose is located in Wright County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Montrose.
Mississippi
Jasper County
This Montrose is located in Jasper County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Montrose.
Missouri
Henry County
This Montrose is located in Henry County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Montrose.
Nebraska
Sioux 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 Nebraska community of Montrose [Sioux County].
New Jersey
Monmouth County
This Montrose is located in Monmouth County and lies 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Montrose.
New York
Westchester County
This Montrose is located in Westchester County and lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Montrose.
North Carolina
Cumberland 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 North Carolina community of Montrose [Cumberland County].
Hoke County
This Montrose is located in Hoke County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Montrose.
Nova Scotia
This Montrose lies 2,934 miles [4,721.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
Ohio
Summit County
This Montrose is located in Summit County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Montrose.
Ontario
This Montrose lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny 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 Montrose [Allegheny County].
Berks County
This Montrose is located in Berks County and lies 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Montrose.
Susquehanna County
This Montrose is located in Susquehanna County and lies 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Montrose.
Prince Edward Island
This Montrose lies 2,910 miles [4,683.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
South Carolina
Chesterfield County
This Montrose is located in Chesterfield County and lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Montrose.
South Dakota
McCook County
This Montrose is located in McCook County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCook County community of Montrose.
Virginia
Henrico County
This Montrose is located in Henrico County and lies 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Montrose.
West Virginia
Randolph County
This Montrose is located in Randolph County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Montrose.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Montrose is located in Dane County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montrose that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Montrose.
Manitowoc 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 Wisconsin community of Montrose [Manitowoc County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montrose ...
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.
Cypress Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Montrose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montrose and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Montrose to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> 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 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,288 miles [3,682.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 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 8,325 miles [13,397.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
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- Montrose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2093, Longitude: -118.2279
<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 Montrose 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 Montrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Montrose 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 336.249 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.165 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.625 degrees.