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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 Shadow Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadow Hills 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 Shadow Hills:
    • 34.261947, -118.351746
    • 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 Shadow Hills
  • 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 Shadow Hills is near Ventura County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Ventura 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 Shadow Hills ...

We found one communities that share the name Shadow Hills.

Within California, the name Shadow Hills is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Shadow Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Shadow Hills is located in Maricopa County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east of the Shadow Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Shadow Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadow Hills ...

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.

  • Granada Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
    • Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Highway Highlands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Highlands
    • Highway Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Los Angeles County
  • Kagel Canyon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kagel Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagel Canyon
    • Kagel Canyon is located in Los Angeles County
  • Magnolia Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Magnolia Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Mission Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Studio City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studio City
    • Studio City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Sun Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Universal City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
    • Universal City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Valley Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
    • Valley Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Shadow Hills 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 Shadow Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadow Hills and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shadow Hills to Los Angeles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 345 miles [555.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,293 miles [3,690.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 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 8,325 miles [13,397.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shadow Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadow Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shadow Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2619, Longitude: -118.3517       In this case, the coordinates for Shadow Hills 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 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 Shadow Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.359 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.302 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.697 degrees.









 

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