Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yorba Linda:
  • 33.888562, -117.813278
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Yorba Linda

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Yorba Linda is near San Bernardino County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Yorba Linda

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorba Linda ...

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.

• Gypsum ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gypsum is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
• Olive
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olive
  • From Yorba Linda to Olive
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orange
  • From Yorba Linda to Orange
• Orangetree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangetree is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
• Park Royale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Royale is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royale
• Placentia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Placentia is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placentia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placentia <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Placentia
  • From Yorba Linda to Placentia
• Sleepy Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Sunkist Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunkist Gardens is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Gardens
• Sunny Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Hills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
• Wanda ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wanda is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

How Far From Yorba Linda 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 city such as Yorba Linda to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yorba Linda and extending to:

• Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yorba Linda to Santa Ana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,273 miles [3,658 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'