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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 Savannah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savannah and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Savannah:
    • 34.076676, -118.063401
    • 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 Savannah
  • 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 Savannah 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 Savannah

Communities Also Named Savannah ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Savannah.

Within California, the name Savannah is unique.

Beyond California, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Savannah is located in Chatham County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<1> to the east of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Savannah.
    • Iowa
      • Davis County
      • This Savannah is located in Davis County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Savannah.
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson 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 Kansas community of Savannah [Jefferson County].
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Savannah [Pottawatomie County].
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca 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 Minnesota community of Savannah [Itasca County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pearl River County
      • This Savannah is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the east of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Savannah.
    • Missouri
      • Andrew County
      • This Savannah is located in Andrew County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Savannah.
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Savannah.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Savannah is located in Wayne County and lies 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Savannah.
    • North Carolina
      • Jackson County
      • This Savannah is located in Jackson County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Savannah.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Savannah is located in Lenoir County and lies 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the east northeast of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Savannah.
    • Ohio
      • Ashland County
      • This Savannah is located in Ashland County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Savannah.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Savannah is located in Hardin County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the east of the Savannah that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Savannah.
    • Texas
      • Red River 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 Texas community of Savannah [Red River County].
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany 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 Virginia community of Savannah [Alleghany County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Savannah ...

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.

  • Butler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Commerce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gage is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Happy Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Happy Valley is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hillgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillgrove is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
  • Lincoln Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Mayflower Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayflower Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
  • Raymond Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond Hill is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Hill
  • Rose Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Stoneman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stoneman is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneman
  • Temple City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Winter Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens

How Far From Savannah 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 community such as Savannah 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 community of Savannah once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Savannah and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Savannah to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 364 miles [585.8 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 21 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,282 miles [3,672.5 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 7,561 miles [12,168.2 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 8,330 miles [13,405.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • 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).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savannah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Savannah 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 Savannah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Savannah 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 Savannah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0767, Longitude: -118.0634       In this case, the coordinates for Savannah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.093 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.967 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.527 degrees.