Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vestal Springs:
  • 43.828593, -103.686307
  • 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 Vestal Springs

• 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
  • Since Vestal Springs is near Pennington County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Vestal Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vestal Springs ...

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.

• Blue Bell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Bell is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
• Clara Belle Camp ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clara Belle Camp is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Belle Camp
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fourmile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fourmile is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
• Hill City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill City is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <1>
• Junction Ranger Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Junction Ranger Station is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranger Station
• Kennedyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennedyville is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedyville
• Redfern
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Redfern is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
• Tigerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tigerville is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville

How Far From Vestal Springs 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 Vestal Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vestal Springs and extending to:

• Custer, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Vestal Springs to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'