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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 Vista Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vista Acres 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 Vista Acres:
- 37.341532, -79.201691
- 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 Vista Acres
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Vista Acres is near Lynchburg City and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Vista Acres
Communities Also Named Vista Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Vista Acres.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Vista Acres.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Lynchburg City
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Vista Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vista Acres ...
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.
- Brush Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
- City Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- City Farm is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Farm
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- College Park is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Deer Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Keystone Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Lawyers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Long Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Poplar Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Rainbow Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunny Banks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Whetstone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Vista Acres 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 Vista Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vista Acres and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vista Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Acres 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 Vista Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3415, Longitude: -79.2017 In this case, the coordinates for Vista Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.235 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.736 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.175 degrees. |
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