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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 Alta Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alta Vista and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Alta Vista:
    • 43.196771, -92.417026
    • 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 Alta Vista
  • 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 Alta Vista ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Alta Vista.

Within Iowa, the name Alta Vista is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Lee County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Alta Vista.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the south southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Alta Vista.
    • California
      • Alameda 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 California community of Alta Vista [Alameda County].
      • Inyo County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Inyo County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Alta Vista.
      • Tulare County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Alta Vista [Tulare County].
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Alta Vista is located in El Paso County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Alta Vista.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Jefferson County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the west southwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alta Vista.
    • Florida
      • Charlotte 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 Florida community of Alta Vista [Charlotte County].
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Alta Vista.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Douglas County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Alta Vista.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Muscogee County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the south southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Alta Vista.
    • Kansas
      • Wabaunsee County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Alta Vista.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Montgomery County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Alta Vista.
    • Missouri
      • Daviess County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Alta Vista [Daviess County].
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • This Alta Vista is located in San Miguel County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Alta Vista.
    • Ontario
      • This Alta Vista lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Alta Vista lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Greenville County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Alta Vista.
      • Richland 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 South Carolina community of Alta Vista [Richland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Alta Vista [Hamilton County].
      • McMinn County
      • This Alta Vista is located in McMinn County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Alta Vista.
    • Texas
      • Frio County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Frio County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Alta Vista.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km] to the south southwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alta Vista.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Alta Vista.
      • Weber County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Weber County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the west of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Alta Vista.
    • Washington
      • Lewis County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Lewis County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alta Vista that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Alta Vista.
      • Spokane 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 Washington community of Alta Vista [Spokane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alta Vista ...

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.

  • Charles City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
    • Charles City is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <5>
  • Chickasaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
  • Doubleday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday
    • Doubleday is located in Floyd County
  • Floyd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Howardville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
    • Howardville is located in Floyd County
  • Little Turkey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
    • Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
  • Maple Leaf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
    • Maple Leaf is located in Howard County
  • Republic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
  • Riceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <5>

How Far From Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alta Vista and extending to:

  • New Hampton, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alta Vista to New Hampton, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alta Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chickasaw County: www.chickasawcoia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Alta Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alta Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1968, Longitude: -92.4170       In this case, the coordinates for Alta Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Alta Vista 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alta Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Alta Vista to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.689 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.228 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.649 degrees.




 

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