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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 Pasadena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Pasadena 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 Pasadena:
- 34.115895, -118.150358
- 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 Pasadena
- 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 Pasadena 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 Pasadena
Communities Also Named South Pasadena ...
We found one communities that are also named South Pasadena.
Within California, the name South Pasadena is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named South Pasadena in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This South Pasadena is located in Pinellas County and lies 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km]<1> to the east of the South Pasadena that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of South Pasadena.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Pasadena ...
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.
- Cypress Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cypress Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Eagle Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echo Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction
- New Chinatown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Chinatown is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
- Raymond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raymond Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Hill
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Stoneman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneman is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneman
- Temple City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winter Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winter Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
How Far From South Pasadena 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 Pasadena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Pasadena and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from South Pasadena to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six 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 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,286 miles [3,679 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 7,561 miles [12,168.2 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 8,330 miles [13,405.8 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> | 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 Pasadena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pasadena 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 Pasadena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1159, Longitude: -118.1504 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.171 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.578 degrees. |
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