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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 Placentia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Placentia 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 Placentia:
- 33.872231, -117.870439
- 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 Placentia
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Placentia is near Los Angeles County and also San Bernardino 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 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 Placentia
Communities Also Named Placentia ...
We found one communities that are also named Placentia.
Within California, the name Placentia is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Placentia in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Placentia lies 3,377 miles [5,434.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Placentia that is located in Orange County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Placentia ...
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 west)
- Almond is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Fuller Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fuller Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Garden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orangetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orangetree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Park Royale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Royale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royale
- Sleepy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunkist Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
- Sunny Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
How Far From Placentia 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 Placentia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Placentia and extending to:
- Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Placentia to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,277 miles [3,664.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 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 8,338 miles [13,418.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Placentia) 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 Placentia 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 Placentia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8722, Longitude: -117.8704 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.413 degrees. |
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