Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westmont
- 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 Westmont:
- 33.942276, -118.300215
- 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 Westmont
- 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 Westmont is near Orange County and also San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Westmont ...
We found ten communities that share the name Westmont.
Within California, the name Westmont is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Westmont is located in Blair County and lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Westmont.
- Cambria County
- This Westmont is located in Cambria County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east northeast of the Westmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Westmont.
- Lebanon County
- This Westmont is located in Lebanon County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east northeast of the Westmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Westmont.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Westmont is located in Arlington County and lies 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Westmont.
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Westmont [Fairfax County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmont ...
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.
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Firestone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Firestone Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Los Angeles County
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Imperial Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Courts
- Imperial Courts is located in Los Angeles County
- Lawndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lawndale is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <4>
- Strawberry Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Park
- Strawberry Park is located in Los Angeles County
- View Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
- View Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Walnut Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Walnut Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Willowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County
- Wingfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Westmont 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 Westmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westmont and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Westmont to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>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 2,298 miles [3,698.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 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 8,344 miles [13,428.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westmont. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9423, Longitude: -118.3002 |
| <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 Westmont 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Westmont 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 336.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.174 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.662 degrees. |