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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 Cedar Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cedar Vista
Communities Also Named Cedar Vista ...
We found one communities that are also named 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.
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)
- Burns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Eudora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Heady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heady is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heady
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Pleasant Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Prairie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie
- Sacville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tin Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Violet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Cedar 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 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Vista to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Vista) 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 Cedar 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.114 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.374 degrees. |
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