Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rolling Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Hills Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rolling Hills Estates
- 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 Rolling Hills Estates:
- 33.787896, -118.358095
- 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 Rolling Hills Estates
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Rolling Hills Estates is near Orange County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Rolling Hills Estates ...
We found three communities that share the name Rolling Hills Estates.
There is one other community in California which is also named Rolling Hills Estates.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- San Luis Obispo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rolling Hills Estates [San Luis Obispo County].
- San Luis Obispo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- This Rolling Hills Estates is located in Chester County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rolling Hills Estates that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Rolling Hills Estates.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Rolling Hills Estates is located in Davis County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rolling Hills Estates that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rolling Hills Estates.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Hills Estates ...
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.
- Abalone Cove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abalone Cove
- Abalone Cove is located in Los Angeles County
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,860 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
- Harbor City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Harbor City is located in Los Angeles County
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Harbor Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lawndale is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <3>
- Portuguese Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Bend
- Portuguese Bend is located in Los Angeles County
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Hills <3>
How Far From Rolling Hills Estates 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 Rolling Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Hills Estates and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Hills Estates to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 373 miles [600.3 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 2,305 miles [3,709.5 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 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 8,355 miles [13,446.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rolling Hills Estates: www.rollinghillsestates.com/
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rolling Hills Estates 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. |
| <2> | 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- Rolling Hills Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rolling Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7879, Longitude: -118.3581 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rolling Hills Estates 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 336.296 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.693 degrees. |