Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whittier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whittier and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whittier
- 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 Whittier:
- 33.975424, -118.032708
- 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 Whittier
- 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 Whittier 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 Whittier ...
We found nine communities that share the name Whittier.
Within California, the name Whittier is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Whittier lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Whittier that is located in Los Angeles County.
- Florida
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Washington
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whittier ...
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.
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Bell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bell is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <4>
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Los Angeles County
- Friendly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Friendly Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Fuller Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Fuller Park is located in Orange County
- Gage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hillgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hollydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <4>
- Studebaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunny Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
- Winter Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
- Winter Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Woodside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Workman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hills
How Far From Whittier 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 city such as Whittier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whittier and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whittier to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 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 8,336 miles [13,415.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whittier: www.cityofwhittier.org/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whittier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whittier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9754, Longitude: -118.0327 |
| <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 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 Whittier 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 Whittier 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 336.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.508 degrees. |