Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Vista and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar 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 Cedar Vista:
- 37.525874, -93.370195
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cedar 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Cedar Vista is near Dallas County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cedar Vista ...
We found one communities that share the name Cedar Vista.
Within Missouri, the name Cedar Vista is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Cedar Vista in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Vista that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Cedar Vista.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar 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.
- Burns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Eudora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Heady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Orleans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
- Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <3>
- Rock Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie
- Rock Prairie is located in Polk County
- Sacville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Tin Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Violet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Cedar Vista 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 Cedar Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Vista and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Vista to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5259, Longitude: -93.3702 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cedar Vista to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.964 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.374 degrees. |