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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 Sunset Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset 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 Sunset Hills:
    • 34.495554, -117.222266
    • 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 Sunset 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
    • Since Sunset Hills is near Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Sunset Hills ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Sunset Hills.

There is one other community in California which is also named Sunset Hills.

Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset Hills [Los Angeles County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<2> to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Paulding County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sunset Hills [Cook County].
      • Will County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Will County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Sunset Hills [Frederick County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Sunset Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sunset Hills [Catawba County].
      • Guilford County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sunset Hills [Beaver County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Davis County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the north northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sunset Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Sunset Hills.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Sunset Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.

  • Apple Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Desert Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Knolls
    • Desert Knolls is located in San Bernardino County
  • Eagle Ranch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ranch
    • Eagle Ranch is located in San Bernardino County
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in San Bernardino County
  • Golden Mesa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Mesa
    • Golden Mesa is located in San Bernardino County
  • Leon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
  • Sunset Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
    • Sunset Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
  • Thorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • Thorn is located in San Bernardino County

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

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

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Hills to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,227 miles [3,584 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,515 miles [12,094.2 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 8,284 miles [13,331.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sunset Hills 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4956, Longitude: -117.2223       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Sunset Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.459 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.224 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.047 degrees.









 

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