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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 San Gabriel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel:
- 34.096725, -118.105670
- 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 San Gabriel
- 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 San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel
Communities Also Named San Gabriel ...
We found three communities that are also named San Gabriel.
Within California, the name San Gabriel is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This San Gabriel is located in Maricopa County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east of the San Gabriel that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of San Gabriel.
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of San Gabriel.
- Texas
- Milam County
- This San Gabriel is located in Milam County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the east of the San Gabriel that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of San Gabriel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Gabriel ...
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.
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cypress Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Eagle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Mission Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction
- New Chinatown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Chinatown is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- Raymond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Hill
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Stoneman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stoneman is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneman
- Temple City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winter Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
How Far From San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Gabriel and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from San Gabriel to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>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 2,284 miles [3,675.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,330 miles [13,405.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- San Gabriel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 San Gabriel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0967, Longitude: -118.1057 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.014 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.552 degrees. |
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