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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 Vistula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vistula 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 Vistula:
- 41.749217, -85.728047
- 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 Vistula
- 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 Elkhart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart County
- Since Vistula is near Saint Joseph County and also LaGrange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange 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 Vistula
Communities Also Named Vistula ...
We found one communities that are also named Vistula.
Within Indiana, the name Vistula is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Vistula in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Houston County
- This Vistula is located in Houston County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vistula that is located in Elkhart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Vistula.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vistula ...
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.
- Breezy Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Beach
- Corey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- De Camp Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Camp Gardens is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp Gardens
- Garden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Jones
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Klingers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Sandy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Vistula 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 Vistula to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vistula and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Elkhart County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vistula to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Vistula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Vistula 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 Vistula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7492, Longitude: -85.7280 In this case, the coordinates for Vistula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.886 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.671 degrees. |
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