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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 South El Monte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South El Monte 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 South El Monte:
- 34.051895, -118.046962
- 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 South El Monte
- 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 South El Monte 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 South El Monte
Curious and Interesting Names Near South El Monte ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendly Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gage is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Hillgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Hill
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Stoneman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneman is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneman
- Temple City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winter Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winter Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
- Woodside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
How Far From South El Monte to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as South El Monte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South El Monte and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South El Monte to Los Angeles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 366 miles [589 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 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 8,331 miles [13,407.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- South El Monte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South El Monte 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 South El Monte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0519, Longitude: -118.0470 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.076 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.518 degrees. |
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