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 Hi Vista:
34.734986, -117.777285
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.
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:
We found one communities that share the name Hi Vista.
Within California, the name Hi Vista is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Hi Vista in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Utah
Weber County
This Hi Vista is located in Weber County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hi Vista that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hi Vista.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hi 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.
Antelope Center (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Hi Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hi Vista and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hi Vista to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,282 miles [13,328.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hi Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hi Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7350, Longitude: -117.7773 In this case, the coordinates for Hi Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Hi Vista to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.95 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.836 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.369 degrees.