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33.980292, -118.172849
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We found 48 communities that share the name Walker.
There are two communities within California that are also named Walker.
Beyond California, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 47 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In California ...
Mono County
This Walker is located in Mono County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mono County community of Walker.
Siskiyou County
This Walker is located in Siskiyou County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Walker.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert 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 Alabama community of Walker [Colbert County].
Arizona
Yavapai County
This Walker is located in Yavapai County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Walker.
Arkansas
Columbia County
This Walker is located in Columbia County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Walker.
White County
This Walker is located in White County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Walker.
British Columbia
This Walker lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the north of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
Colorado
Weld County
This Walker is located in Weld County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Walker.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Walker is located in New Castle County and lies 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Walker.
Georgia
Dougherty County
This Walker is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Walker.
Idaho
Madison County
This Walker is located in Madison County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Walker.
Illinois
Macon County
This Walker is located in Macon County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Walker.
Will County
This Walker is located in Will County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km] to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Walker.
Iowa
Linn County
This Walker is located in Linn County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Walker.
Kansas
Ellis County
This Walker is located in Ellis County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Walker.
Kentucky
Knox County
This Walker is located in Knox County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Walker.
Louisiana
Jackson Parish
This Walker is located in Jackson Parish and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Walker.
Livingston Parish
This Walker is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km] to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Walker.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Walker is located in Aroostook County and lies 2,719 miles [4,375.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Walker.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Walker is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Walker.
Massachusetts
Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Walker [Bristol County].
Michigan
Emmet 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 Michigan community of Walker [Emmet County].
Kalamazoo 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 Michigan community of Walker [Kalamazoo County].
Kent County
This Walker is located in Kent County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Walker.
Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Walker [Ottawa County].
Minnesota
Cass County
This Walker is located in Cass County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Walker.
Mississippi
Tishomingo 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 Mississippi community of Walker [Tishomingo County].
Missouri
Vernon County
This Walker is located in Vernon County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Walker.
Montana
Gallatin 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 Montana community of Walker [Gallatin County].
New Mexico
Chaves 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 New Mexico community of Walker [Chaves County].
New York
Monroe County
This Walker is located in Monroe County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Walker.
Oswego County
This Walker is located in Oswego County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Walker.
Oklahoma
Cleveland 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 Oklahoma community of Walker [Cleveland County].
Tulsa 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 Oklahoma community of Walker [Tulsa County].
Oregon
Lane County
This Walker is located in Lane County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Walker.
Pennsylvania
Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Walker [Centre County].
Fayette County
This Walker is located in Fayette County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walker.
Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Walker [Tioga County].
South Carolina
Barnwell County
This Walker is located in Barnwell County and lies 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<1> to the east of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Walker.
Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Walker [Spartanburg County].
South Dakota
Corson County
This Walker is located in Corson County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Walker.
Tennessee
Shelby 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 Walker [Shelby County].
Texas
Fort Bend 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 Walker [Fort Bend County].
Utah
Davis County
This Walker is located in Davis County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Walker.
Washington
Walla Walla County
This Walker is located in Walla Walla County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the north of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Walker.
West Virginia
Wood County
This Walker is located in Wood County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Walker.
Wisconsin
Wood County
This Walker is located in Wood County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Walker.
Wyoming
Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Walker [Laramie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker ...
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, 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 Walker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walker and extending to:
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Walker to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 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 15 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,290 miles [3,685.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 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 8,339 miles [13,420.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 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- Walker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9803, Longitude: -118.1728 In this case, the coordinates for Walker 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 Walker, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Walker 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<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 Walker 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 336.17 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.054 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.589 degrees.