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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 Twin Lakes:
34.278058, -118.601477
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.
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We found 39 communities that share the name Twin Lakes.
There are three communities within California that are also named Twin Lakes.
Beyond California, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In California ...
Kern County
This Twin Lakes is located in Kern County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Twin Lakes.
Lake County
This Twin Lakes is located in Lake County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Twin Lakes.
Santa Cruz County
This Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Twin Lakes.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Arkansas
Pulaski County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Twin Lakes [Pulaski County].
Colorado
Adams County
This Twin Lakes is located in Adams County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Twin Lakes.
Lake County
This Twin Lakes is located in Lake County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Twin Lakes.
Connecticut
Litchfield County
This Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County and lies 2,482 miles [3,994.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Twin Lakes.
Florida
Broward County
This Twin Lakes is located in Broward County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<1> to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Twin Lakes.
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Twin Lakes [Orange County].
Pasco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Twin Lakes [Pasco County].
Georgia
Lowndes County
This Twin Lakes is located in Lowndes County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Twin Lakes.
Idaho
Kootenai County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Twin Lakes [Kootenai County].
Illinois
Madison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Twin Lakes [Madison County].
Will County
This Twin Lakes is located in Will County and lies 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Twin Lakes.
Indiana
LaGrange County
This Twin Lakes is located in LaGrange County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Twin Lakes.
Marshall County
This Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km] to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Twin Lakes.
Iowa
Calhoun County
This Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Twin Lakes.
Kentucky
Livingston County
This Twin Lakes is located in Livingston County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Twin Lakes.
Maryland
Calvert County
This Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Twin Lakes.
Carroll County
This Twin Lakes is located in Carroll County and lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km] to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Twin Lakes.
Michigan
Cass County
This Twin Lakes is located in Cass County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Twin Lakes.
Houghton County
This Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km] to the northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Twin Lakes.
Minnesota
Freeborn County
This Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Twin Lakes.
Mississippi
DeSoto County
This Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Twin Lakes.
New Mexico
McKinley County
This Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Twin Lakes.
North Carolina
Harnett County
This Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County and lies 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Twin Lakes.
Ohio
Allen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Twin Lakes [Allen County].
Miami County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Twin Lakes [Miami County].
Portage County
This Twin Lakes is located in Portage County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Twin Lakes.
Oklahoma
Kingfisher County
This Twin Lakes is located in Kingfisher County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Twin Lakes.
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
This Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Twin Lakes.
Pike County
This Twin Lakes is located in Pike County and lies 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km] to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Twin Lakes.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Twin Lakes.
Dorchester County
This Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km] to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Twin Lakes.
Spartanburg County
This Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km] to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Twin Lakes.
Sumter County
This Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County and lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km] to the east of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Twin Lakes.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Twin Lakes.
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
This Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Lakes that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Twin Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Lakes ...
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.
Bouquet Junction (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouquet Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twin Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Lakes and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Lakes to Los Angeles, with an average speed<6> 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 337 miles [542.3 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,306 miles [3,711.1 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<7> 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).<8>
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).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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- Twin Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2781, Longitude: -118.6015 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Twin Lakes 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.
<3>
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 Twin Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Twin Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.569 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.559 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.843 degrees.