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Communities Also Named Alta Vista ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Alta Vista.

Within Ontario, the name Alta Vista is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 27 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 26 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Lee County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Alta Vista.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Alta Vista.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Alta Vista [Alameda County].
      • Inyo County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Inyo County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Alta Vista.
      • Tulare County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Alta Vista [Tulare County].
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Alta Vista is located in El Paso County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Alta Vista.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alta Vista.
    • Florida
      • Charlotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Alta Vista [Charlotte County].
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Alta Vista.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Douglas County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Alta Vista.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Alta Vista.
    • Iowa
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Alta Vista.
    • Kansas
      • Wabaunsee County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Alta Vista.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Montgomery County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Alta Vista.
    • Missouri
      • Daviess County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Alta Vista [Daviess County].
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • This Alta Vista is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Alta Vista.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Alta Vista lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Greenville County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Alta Vista.
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Alta Vista [Richland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Alta Vista [Hamilton County].
      • McMinn County
      • This Alta Vista is located in McMinn County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Alta Vista.
    • Texas
      • Frio County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Frio County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Alta Vista.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alta Vista.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Alta Vista.
      • Weber County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Weber County and lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Alta Vista.
    • Washington
      • Lewis County
      • This Alta Vista is located in Lewis County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Alta Vista.
      • Spokane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Alta Vista [Spokane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alta 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.

  • Blossom Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Park
  • Centretown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Elizabeth Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Federal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Fisher Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heron Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Heron Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hogs Back
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogs Back came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogs Back
  • Hunt Club
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
  • Hunt Club Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
  • Kingsview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
  • Lower Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mechanicsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Playfair Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
    • Riverside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
    • Sandy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Skyline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Tunney's Pasture
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunney's Pasture came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunney's Pasture

How Far From Alta Vista to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the northwest (NW).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alta Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alta Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alta Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3867, Longitude: -75.6627    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Alta 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 . 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alta Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Alta 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 306.41 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.807 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.263 degrees.




 

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