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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 Buena Vista Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buena Vista Estates 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 Buena Vista Estates:
- 37.025053, -88.047800
- 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 Buena Vista Estates
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Buena Vista Estates is near Caldwell County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Buena Vista Estates
Communities Also Named Buena Vista Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Buena Vista Estates.
Within Kentucky, the name Buena Vista Estates is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Buena Vista Estates is located in Baltimore County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buena Vista Estates that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Buena Vista Estates.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east of the Buena Vista Estates that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Buena Vista Estates.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Buena Vista Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southeast of the Buena Vista Estates that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Buena Vista Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buena Vista Estates ...
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.
- Commerce Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
- Confederate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Cross Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Road is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Eden Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
- Greenacres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenacres is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Wildwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Buena Vista Estates 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 Buena Vista Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buena Vista Estates and extending to:
- Eddyville, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Buena Vista Estates to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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- Buena Vista Estates) 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 Buena Vista Estates 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 Buena Vista Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0251, Longitude: -88.0478 In this case, the coordinates for Buena Vista Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.623 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.038 degrees. |
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