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Welcome to Rancho Vista ...

Rancho Vista is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Rancho Vista is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rancho Vista is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rancho Vista lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Rancho Vista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rancho Vista.

  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <3>
  • Desert View Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Desert View Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View Highlands
  • Del Sur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
  • Harold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
  • Acton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Agua Dulce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Antelope Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
  • Green Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Paris is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rancho Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rancho Vista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rancho Vista. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rancho Vista.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Vista. See our Newspapers Page for Rancho Vista.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancho Vista ...

Looking for more information about Rancho Vista? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rancho Vista, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rancho Vista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rancho Vista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.