Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buena Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buena Vista and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buena Vista
- 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:
- 40.020936, -75.979394
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buena Vista
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Buena Vista is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Berks 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Buena Vista ...
We found 87 communities that share the name Buena Vista.
There are five communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Buena Vista.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 82 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 82 communities, 86 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Buena Vista.
- Blair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Buena Vista [Blair County].
- Butler County
- This Buena Vista is located in Butler County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Buena Vista.
- Fayette County
- This Buena Vista is located in Fayette County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Buena Vista.
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Buena Vista [Franklin County].
- Allegheny County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Buena Vista is located in Monroe County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Buena Vista.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Buena Vista is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Buena Vista.
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Buena Vista [Graham County].
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- This Buena Vista is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Buena Vista.
- California
- Amador County
- This Buena Vista is located in Amador County and lies 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Buena Vista.
- Mariposa County
- This Buena Vista is located in Mariposa County and lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mariposa County community of Buena Vista.
- Monterey County
- This Buena Vista is located in Monterey County and lies 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Buena Vista.
- Nevada County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Buena Vista [Nevada County].
- San Diego County
- This Buena Vista is located in San Diego County and lies 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Buena Vista.
- Santa Clara County
- This Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Buena Vista.
- Sonoma County
- This Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km] to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Buena Vista.
- Tehama County
- This Buena Vista is located in Tehama County and lies 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km] to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Buena Vista.
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- This Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Buena Vista.
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Buena Vista is located in Jackson County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Buena Vista.
- Miami-Dade County
- This Buena Vista is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the south southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Buena Vista.
- Orange County
- This Buena Vista is located in Orange County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the south southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Buena Vista.
- Saint Johns County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Buena Vista [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Buena Vista is located in Bartow County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Buena Vista.
- Marion County
- This Buena Vista is located in Marion County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Buena Vista.
- Troup County
- This Buena Vista is located in Troup County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Buena Vista.
- Illinois
- Saline County
- This Buena Vista is located in Saline County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Buena Vista.
- Stephenson County
- This Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Buena Vista.
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Buena Vista is located in Franklin County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Buena Vista.
- Gibson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Buena Vista [Gibson County].
- Harrison County
- This Buena Vista is located in Harrison County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Buena Vista.
- Randolph County
- This Buena Vista is located in Randolph County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Buena Vista.
- Iowa
- Clayton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Buena Vista [Clayton County].
- Clinton County
- This Buena Vista is located in Clinton County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Buena Vista.
- Lee County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Buena Vista [Lee County].
- Kansas
- Barton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buena Vista [Barton County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buena Vista [Lyon County].
- Kentucky
- Garrard County
- This Buena Vista is located in Garrard County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Buena Vista.
- Harrison County
- This Buena Vista is located in Harrison County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Buena Vista.
- Lewis County
- This Buena Vista is located in Lewis County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Buena Vista.
- Marshall County
- This Buena Vista is located in Marshall County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Buena Vista.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Buena Vista is located in Calvert County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Buena Vista.
- Prince George's County
- This Buena Vista is located in Prince George's County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Buena Vista.
- Michigan
- Saginaw County
- This Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Buena Vista.
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Buena Vista.
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Buena Vista [Jefferson County].
- Tippah County
- This Buena Vista is located in Tippah County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Buena Vista.
- Missouri
- Platte County
- Although located in Platte County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Buena Vista.
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Buena Vista.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Buena Vista [Atlantic County].
- New Mexico
- Harding County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Buena Vista.
- Mora County
- This Buena Vista is located in Mora County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Buena Vista.
- Rio Arriba County
- This Buena Vista is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Buena Vista.
- Socorro County
- Although located in Socorro County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Buena Vista.
- Taos County
- This Buena Vista is located in Taos County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Buena Vista.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Buena Vista is located in Steuben County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Buena Vista.
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Buena Vista is located in Bertie County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Buena Vista.
- Buncombe County
- This Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Buena Vista.
- Forsyth County
- This Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Buena Vista.
- Hertford County
- This Buena Vista is located in Hertford County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Buena Vista.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Buena Vista [Butler County].
- Fayette County
- This Buena Vista is located in Fayette County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Buena Vista.
- Hocking County
- This Buena Vista is located in Hocking County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Buena Vista.
- Scioto County
- This Buena Vista is located in Scioto County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Buena Vista.
- Van Wert County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Buena Vista [Van Wert County].
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Buena Vista is located in Polk County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Buena Vista.
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Buena Vista is located in Blount County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Buena Vista.
- Carroll County
- This Buena Vista is located in Carroll County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Buena Vista.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Buena Vista is located in Bexar County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Buena Vista.
- Cameron County
- This Buena Vista is located in Cameron County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Buena Vista.
- Duval County
- This Buena Vista is located in Duval County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Buena Vista.
- El Paso County
- This Buena Vista is located in El Paso County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km] to the west of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Buena Vista.
- Ellis County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ellis County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Buena Vista.
- Pecos County
- This Buena Vista is located in Pecos County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pecos County community of Buena Vista.
- San Patricio County
- This Buena Vista is located in San Patricio County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Buena Vista.
- Starr County
- This Buena Vista is located in Starr County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Buena Vista.
- Zapata County
- This Buena Vista is located in Zapata County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km] to the west southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Buena Vista.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Buena Vista is located in Davis County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Buena Vista.
- Salt Lake County
- This Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km] to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Buena Vista.
- Weber County
- This Buena Vista is located in Weber County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km] to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Buena Vista.
- Virginia
- Buena Vista City
- This Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buena Vista City community of Buena Vista.
- Roanoke City
- This Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Buena Vista.
- Rockbridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buena Vista [Rockbridge County].
- Washington
- Island County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Buena Vista [Island County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Buena Vista [Kanawha County].
- Wisconsin
- Grant County
- This Buena Vista is located in Grant County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Buena Vista.
- Waukesha County
- This Buena Vista is located in Waukesha County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the west northwest of the Buena Vista that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Buena Vista.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buena Vista ...
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.
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Chester County
- Blackhorse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhorse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Blackhorse is located in Chester County
- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiana <5>
- Compass
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
- Gap is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap <5>
- Limeville
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Meadville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Salisbury Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Salisbury Heights is located in Lancaster County
- White Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Buena Vista to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 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 and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Buena Vista to Lancaster, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buena Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buena Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buena Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0209, Longitude: -75.9794 In this case, the coordinates for Buena Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Buena Vista could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buena Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.181 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.81 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.816 degrees. |