<< Our Photo Pages >> Vista de la Montana UMC - Modern Stone Circle etc in United States in The Southwest
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Modern SitesSite Name: Vista de la Montana UMC Alternative Name: Vista Medicine WheelCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 100.339 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Tucson Nearest Village: Catalina
Latitude: 32.477160N Longitude: 110.92976W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The Vista Solar Circle is 63 feet/19.2 meters in diameter thus 197.8 feet/ 60.2 meters circumference. The circular edge is made of broken limestone, 4 to 12 inch random. The bed and cairn is decomposed granite with fines, standard landscape material for southern Arizona. Center is marked by a sandstone block about 75cm tall and 25cm x 30cm.
The solstices and equinox are indicated very well. We have irregular horizons (mountains) and this is compensated for by the viewing stations. Note, this will make most sunrise "late" and most sunset "early". Our truest level view is during sunset, winter solstice. We work with what we are given! Amen.
Suggested visiting times: 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset and all daylight hours. If the office is open check in as a courtesy.
Drive to the far south area of the parking lot, walk the gravel path to the Circle.
Church policy does not allow over night tenting/camping/RV parking on church property.
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