Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vista and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Vista:
- 41.202318, -73.510124
- 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 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Vista is near Fairfield County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Vista ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Vista.
Within New York, the name Vista is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- This Vista lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vista that is located in Westchester County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This Vista is located in Flathead County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vista that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Vista.
- Lewis and Clark County
- This Vista is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km] to the west northwest of the Vista that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Vista.
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Branchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Cannondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannondale
- Cannondale is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Daniels Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
- Daniels Mill is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Gilbert Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Gilbert Corners is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Horseshoe Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Horseshoe Hill is located in Westchester County
- Lewisboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
- Lewisboro is located in Westchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <4>
- Long Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Pound Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Ridge
- Pound Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound Ridge <4>
- Richards Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Corner
- Richards Corner is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Silvermine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvermine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County (CT)
How Far From 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 Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vista and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vista to White Plains, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 from Point A (ie- Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2023, Longitude: -73.5101 In this case, the coordinates for Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Vista could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Vista to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.203 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.224 degrees. |