Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountain Vista:
  • 39.436769, -77.106648
  • 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 Mountain 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Mountain Vista is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Mountain Vista

Communities Also Named Mountain Vista ...

We found one communities that are also named Mountain Vista.

Within Maryland, the name Mountain Vista is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Mountain Vista in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • Maricopa County
    • This Mountain Vista is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Vista that is located in Carroll County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Mountain Vista.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.

• Cover ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cover is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
• Covers Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
• Daniel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Daniel is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Fuller
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fuller is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Harvest Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Holler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holler is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
• New Horizons
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
• Stone House Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sun Valley Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Windsong Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms

How Far From Mountain Vista to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mountain Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Vista and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Vista to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'