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we pass this GPS location for Pacific Palisades:
21.425556, -157.960833
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We found two communities that are also named Pacific Palisades.
Within Hawaii, the name Pacific Palisades is unique.
Beyond Hawaii, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Los Angeles County
This Pacific Palisades is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,544 miles [4,094.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Pacific Palisades.
Oregon
Lincoln County
This Pacific Palisades is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,510 miles [4,039.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pacific Palisades.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacific Palisades ...
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 Pacific Palisades to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pacific Palisades and extending to:
Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pacific Palisades to Honolulu, 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 10 days, a buggy would take 189 days and walking would take 275 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,653 miles [13,925.7 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,236 miles [14,863.9 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,013 miles [12,895.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pacific Palisades) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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<3>
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.
<4>
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 Pacific Palisades to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pacific Palisades. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 21.4256, Longitude: -157.9608 In this case, the coordinates for Pacific Palisades have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 13.759 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 23.19 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 352.07 degrees.