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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 Sierra Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sierra Vista 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 Sierra Vista:
- 37.151333, -120.286288
- 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 Sierra Vista
- 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 Madera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
- Since Sierra Vista is near Merced County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merced County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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 Sierra Vista
Communities Also Named Sierra Vista ...
We found six communities that are also named Sierra Vista.
There are two communities within California that are also named Sierra Vista.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- This Sierra Vista is located in Los Angeles County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sierra Vista that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Sierra Vista.
- Merced 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 Sierra Vista [Merced County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sierra Vista that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Sierra Vista.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Sierra Vista is located in Jefferson County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sierra Vista that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sierra Vista.
- Pueblo 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 Colorado community of Sierra Vista [Pueblo County].
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sierra Vista that is located in Madera County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sierra Vista.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sierra 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.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Bonita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Chowchilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dairyland is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Italian Swiss Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Swiss Colony
- Lincoln ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Plains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plains is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plainsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
How Far From Sierra Vista to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sierra Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sierra Vista and extending to:
- Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sierra Vista to Madera, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 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 8,182 miles [13,167.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- Sierra Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sierra 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> | 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 Sierra Vista 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 Sierra Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1513, Longitude: -120.2863 In this case, the coordinates for Sierra Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.879 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.864 degrees. |
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