Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olinda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olinda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olinda
- 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 Olinda:
- 33.926125, -117.837559
- 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 Olinda
- 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 Olinda 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
Communities Also Named Olinda ...
We found three communities that share the name Olinda.
There is one other community in California which is also named Olinda.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olinda ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
- Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
- Diamond Bar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bar
- Diamond Bar is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Bar <3>
- Fuller Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Fuller Park is located in Orange County
- Gypsum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Orangetree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Orangetree is located in Orange County
- Placentia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placentia
- Placentia is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placentia <3>
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
- Sunkist Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
- Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
- Sunny Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <3>
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Woodside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
How Far From Olinda 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 community such as Olinda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Olinda once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Olinda and extending to:
- Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Olinda to Santa Ana, 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 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 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 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 8,334 miles [13,412.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olinda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olinda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9261, Longitude: -117.8376 In this case, the coordinates for Olinda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Olinda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Olinda 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 335.885 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.703 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.395 degrees. |