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Vista West Wyoming Map

Explore Vista West, Wyoming, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Vista West, Wyoming

How to Use This Vista West, Wyoming Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vista West, Wyoming. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wyoming or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Vista West.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityVista West
StateWyoming (WY)
CountyNatrona County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude42.866885
Longitude-106.434706
Population940
Density76.2 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code82604
Area Code307
County SeatCasper
School DistrictNatrona County School District 1

About Vista West, Wyoming

Vista West is a locality in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 940. The population density is 76.2 people per km². Vista West is located at 42.8669°N, 106.4347°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82604.

Vista West emerges from the high plains as a collection of low-slung structures anchored against the persistent, scouring winds of the Wyoming plateau. It lies 6.2 miles west of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 270°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-northwest of Mills. The landscape here is defined by the stark geometry of Sixmile Draw, where the earth drops away into a pale, arid depression before rising toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains on the western horizon. During the golden hour, the light stretches thin and fragile across the sagebrush, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the vast, open silence of the terrain. Residents often look toward Casper Creek, a thin ribbon of water that carves a modest path through the surrounding scrubland, providing a necessary, if quiet, rhythm to an otherwise parched environment.

Vista West maintains a spare, utilitarian character, shaped by the cycles of regional energy extraction and the stubborn persistence of livestock grazing that has defined the economy for generations. The proximity of Vista West Park offers a rare patch of managed greenery where the local pace slows, contrasting with the industrial hum of the surrounding fields. While the distant rush of Garden Creek Waterfall or the stillness of Sage Creek Reservoir lie further afield, the immediate experience of the locality remains tethered to the movement of dust and the seasonal shifts in temperature. Life here is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle endurance of those who work the land, keeping a steady, watchful eye on the horizon under a sky that seems to possess more weight and clarity than anywhere else on earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Vista West Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 259° W
  • Red Buttes (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 186° S
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 122° SE
  • Platte River Parkway (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 145° SE
  • Telegraph Road Camp (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 200° S
  • Ridgecrest Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Wardwell Field (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Emigrant Gap (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 254° W
  • Casper Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 105° E
  • Prometheus (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 102° E
  • Gertrude Krampert Center for Theatre and Dance at Casper College (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 113° SE
  • Jackson Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.2 mi, 195° S
  • Oregon Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 208° SW
  • South Pass City / Edness K Wilkins (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 096° E
  • Medicine Bow National Forest (National Forest) — 24.2 mi, 145° SE · 1.1M acres
  • Greasewood " Rescue Site Martin Handcart Company. (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 219° SW
  • Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 224° SW · 5,141 acres
  • Hells Half Acre (Viewpoint) — 35.5 mi, 291° W
  • Sweet Water River Crossing (Attraction) — 43.7 mi, 234° SW
  • Thunder Basin National Grassland (National Grassland) — 46.7 mi, 054° NE · 553k acres
  • Fort Seminoe (Historic Castle / Fort) — 49.6 mi, 234° SW
  • Sweetwater Monument (Monument) — 50.5 mi, 235° SW
  • Hanna Mine Memorial (Monument) — 69.7 mi, 185° S

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About This Vista West Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vista West, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.866885, -106.434706. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Vista West includes the ZIP code (82604), telephone area code (307), county seat of Natrona County (Casper), and school district assignment (Natrona County School District 1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.