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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Los Angeles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Angeles and the surrounding area.
- 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 Los Angeles:
- 28.465871, -99.000261
- 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 Los Angeles
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since Los Angeles is near McMullen County and also Frio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMullen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frio 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 Los Angeles
Communities Also Named Los Angeles ...
We found two communities that are also named Los Angeles.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Los Angeles.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Los Angeles in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Hidalgo County
- This Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Los Angeles that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Los Angeles.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Los Angeles that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Los Angeles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Angeles ...
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.
- Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in McMullen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Derby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Gardendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gardendale is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Goldfinch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goldfinch is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfinch
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop has also been known as:
- Hilltop Colonia
- Melon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melon is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melon
- Millett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Wells is located in Dimmit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
How Far From Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Los Angeles and extending to:
- Cotulla, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Los Angeles to Cotulla, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,025 miles [12,915 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Los Angeles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4659, Longitude: -99.0003 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.756 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.982 degrees. |
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