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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 Vistaview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vistaview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vistaview:
    • 40.886890, -111.858826
    • 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 Vistaview
  • 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Vistaview is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Vistaview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vistaview ...

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.

  • Birdland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Birdland is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
  • Bountiful
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
  • Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chapel is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Cherry Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherry Circle is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Circle
  • Cherry Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherry Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
  • Cinnamon Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
  • Colonial
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Colonial is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
  • Cottonwood Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Acres is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
  • Emerald Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Emerald Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Feller Drive
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Feller Drive is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Forest Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Forest Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Gale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Gale is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
    • Granada Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Granada Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
    • Green Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Green Meadows is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Hillside
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hillside is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hilltop
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hilltop is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hilltop Gardens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
    • Island View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Island View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Jensen
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jensen is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
    • Judge Holbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Judge Holbrook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Holbrook
    • Lakeview Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
    • Lynnhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lynnhaven is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
    • Major
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Major is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
    • Maple Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Maple Cove is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cove
    • Maple Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Maple Crest is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
    • Maple Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Maple Glen is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
    • Maple Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Maple Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Maple Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Maple Springs is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
    • Meadowlane
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowlane is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
    • Mountain Aire
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mountain Aire is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Aire
    • Mountain Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mountain Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Nelson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Nelson is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Oak Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Oak Way is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Way
    • Orchard Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Orchard Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Orchard Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Orchard Place is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Paradise Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Paradise Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
    • Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pleasant is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Quailbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quailbrook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailbrook
    • Rainbow Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
    • Randall Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Randall Way is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Way
    • Reed
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Reed is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Shamrock Drive
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stone Creek is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Sunny Slope
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
    • Sunshine
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunshine is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Twin Hollows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Hollows is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
    • Vineyard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Vineyard is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

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

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

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vistaview to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 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 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Vistaview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Vistaview 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 Vistaview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8869, Longitude: -111.8588       In this case, the coordinates for Vistaview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.911 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.48 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.74 degrees.