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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 Sunrise:
34.673042, -118.131739
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.
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:
We found 41 communities that share the name Sunrise.
Within California, the name Sunrise is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Talladega County
This Sunrise is located in Talladega County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Sunrise.
Alaska
This Sunrise lies 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
Arizona
Coconino County
This Sunrise is located in Coconino County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Sunrise.
Arkansas
White County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sunrise [White County].
Florida
Broward County
This Sunrise is located in Broward County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Sunrise.
Hillsborough County
This Sunrise is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunrise.
Sarasota County
This Sunrise is located in Sarasota County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Sunrise.
Georgia
Fulton County
This Sunrise is located in Fulton County and lies 1,913 miles [3,078.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sunrise.
Illinois
La Salle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sunrise [La Salle County].
Kentucky
Harrison County
This Sunrise is located in Harrison County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Sunrise.
Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish
This Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Sunrise.
West Baton Rouge Parish
This Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Sunrise.
Maryland
Calvert County
This Sunrise is located in Calvert County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Sunrise.
Carroll County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Sunrise [Carroll County].
Frederick County
This Sunrise is located in Frederick County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km] to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunrise.
Minnesota
Chisago County
This Sunrise is located in Chisago County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Sunrise.
Mississippi
Forrest County
This Sunrise is located in Forrest County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Sunrise.
Leake County
This Sunrise is located in Leake County and lies 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Sunrise.
Missouri
Barry County
This Sunrise is located in Barry County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Sunrise.
Dunklin County
This Sunrise is located in Dunklin County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Sunrise.
Nebraska
Merrick County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Merrick County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Sunrise.
North Carolina
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sunrise [Wayne County].
Nova Scotia
This Sunrise lies 3,054 miles [4,914.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
Ohio
Lawrence County
This Sunrise is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sunrise.
Oklahoma
Okfuskee County
This Sunrise is located in Okfuskee County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okfuskee County community of Sunrise.
Okmulgee County
This Sunrise is located in Okmulgee County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Sunrise.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Sunrise is located in Berks County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Sunrise.
Jefferson County
This Sunrise is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km] to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sunrise.
Tennessee
Grainger County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sunrise [Grainger County].
Hickman County
This Sunrise is located in Hickman County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Sunrise.
Knox County
This Sunrise is located in Knox County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km] to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Sunrise.
Macon County
This Sunrise is located in Macon County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km] to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Sunrise.
Texas
El Paso County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunrise [El Paso County].
Falls County
This Sunrise is located in Falls County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Sunrise.
Hidalgo County
This Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km] to the east southeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Sunrise.
San Augustine County
This Sunrise is located in San Augustine County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km] to the east of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Sunrise.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sunrise.
Virginia
Bath County
This Sunrise is located in Bath County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Sunrise.
Washington
Pierce County
This Sunrise is located in Pierce County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunrise.
West Virginia
Wood County
This Sunrise is located in Wood County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Sunrise.
Wyoming
Platte County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Sunrise [Platte County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise ...
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.
Alpine ‑ Historic (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Sunrise to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise to Los Angeles, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 327 miles [526.3 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,294 miles [13,347.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunrise) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunrise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6730, Longitude: -118.1317 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sunrise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Sunrise 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Sunrise to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.234 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.177 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.575 degrees.