Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Hills

• 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 West Hills:
  • 34.20639, -118.638959
  • 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 West 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
  • Since West Hills is near Ventura County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Ventura 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 West Hills ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name West Hills.

Within California, the name West Hills is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Connecticut
    • New Haven County
    • This West Hills is located in New Haven County and lies 2,511 miles [4,041.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of West Hills.
  • Florida
    • Alachua County
    • This West Hills is located in Alachua County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<1> to the east of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of West Hills.
  • Georgia
    • Richmond County
    • This West Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<1> to the east of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of West Hills.
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • This West Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of West Hills.
    • Frederick County
    • This West Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of West Hills.
  • Mississippi
    • Lamar County
    • This West Hills is located in Lamar County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<1> to the east of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of West Hills.
  • New York
    • Suffolk County
    • This West Hills is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,489 miles [4,005.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of West Hills.
  • North Carolina
    • Durham County
    • This West Hills is located in Durham County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of West Hills.
    • Edgecombe County
    • This West Hills is located in Edgecombe County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of West Hills.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Armstrong County
    • This West Hills is located in Armstrong County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of West Hills.
  • Tennessee
    • Blount County
    • This West Hills is located in Blount County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of West Hills.
    • Hamblen County
    • This West Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of West Hills.
    • Knox County
    • This West Hills is located in Knox County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Hills.
    • Roane County
    • This West Hills is located in Roane County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of West Hills.
    • Washington County
    • This West Hills is located in Washington County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Hills.
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This West Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of West Hills.
    • Weber County
    • This West Hills is located in Weber County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the north northeast of the West Hills that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.

• Glenview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Glenview is located in Los Angeles County
• Granada Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
  • Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
• Hidden Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidden Hills <2>
• Malibu Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Beach
  • Malibu Beach is located in Los Angeles County
• Malibu Bowl
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Bowl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bowl
  • Malibu Bowl is located in Los Angeles County
• Malibu Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Hills
  • Malibu Hills is located in Los Angeles County
• Malibu Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Junction
  • Malibu Junction is located in Los Angeles County
• Mission Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County
• Thousand Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Oaks <2>
• Twin Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in Los Angeles County
• Wildwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From West Hills to ...

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 West Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Hills to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 340 miles [547.2 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 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,335 miles [13,413.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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