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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 Three Points:
34.735816, -118.598698
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.
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We found eight communities that share the name Three Points.
Within California, the name Three Points is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Pima County
This Three Points is located in Pima County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Three Points.
Georgia
Emanuel County
This Three Points is located in Emanuel County and lies 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km]<1> to the east of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Three Points.
Jones County
This Three Points is located in Jones County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km] to the east of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Three Points.
McDuffie County
This Three Points is located in McDuffie County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km] to the east of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDuffie County community of Three Points.
Ware County
This Three Points is located in Ware County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km] to the east of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Three Points.
Tennessee
Knox County
This Three Points is located in Knox County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Three Points.
Monroe County
This Three Points is located in Monroe County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km] to the east of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Three Points.
Texas
Travis County
This Three Points is located in Travis County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the east of the Three Points that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Three Points.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Points ...
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.
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 Three Points to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Points and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Three Points to Los Angeles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 309 miles [497.3 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,295 miles [3,693.4 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 7,532 miles [12,121.6 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 8,301 miles [13,359.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Three Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7358, Longitude: -118.5987 In this case, the coordinates for Three Points 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 Three Points 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 336.63 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.662 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.847 degrees.