Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Buena Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Buena Vista and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New 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 New Buena Vista:
  • 40.008969, -78.698353
  • 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 New 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since New Buena Vista is near Somerset County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 New Buena Vista

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

• Bard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bard is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Burning Bush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
• Glen Savage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
• Grand View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand View is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Helixville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Helixville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
• Manns Choice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <1>
• New Paris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
• Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Reels Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reels Corners is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Corners
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Springhope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Springhope is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
• Sulphur Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From New 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 New Buena Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Buena Vista and extending to:

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from New Buena Vista to Bedford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'