Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vista Robles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vista Robles and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vista Robles

• 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 Vista Robles:
  • 39.420721, -121.552469
  • 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 Vista Robles

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Vista Robles is near Yuba County and also Sutter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yuba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sutter 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 Vista Robles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vista Robles ...

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.

• Burts Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burts Ferry
• Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
• Iowa City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
• Lava Beds ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lava Beds is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Beds
• Longs Bar ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
• Lorraine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Lynchburg ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Quartz ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Quartz is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
• Robinsons Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
• Sunnyslope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
• Swedes Flat ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Swedes Flat is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Flat

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vista Robles and extending to:

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the North.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Vista Robles to Sacramento, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,059 miles [12,969.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'