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37.267637, -79.925038
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We found 87 communities that share the name Buena Vista.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Buena Vista.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 85 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 85 communities, 86 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Buena Vista City
This Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buena Vista 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].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Monroe County
This Buena Vista is located in Monroe County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west southwest.
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 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km] to the west northwest.
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 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km] to the west northwest.
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 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the west.
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 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the west northwest.
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 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the west northwest.
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 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km] to the west northwest.
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 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 791 miles [1,273 km] to the south.
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 621 miles [999.4 km] to the south.
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 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 429 miles [690.4 km] to the southwest.
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 407 miles [655 km] to the southwest.
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 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west.
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 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northwest.
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 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west northwest.
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 340 miles [547.2 km] to the northwest.
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 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west.
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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the west northwest.
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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west northwest.
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 457 miles [735.5 km] to the west.
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 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast.
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 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 533 miles [857.8 km] to the west southwest.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the west.
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 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km] to the west.
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 .
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 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km] to the west.
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 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southwest.
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 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest.
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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast.
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 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the northwest.
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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the west northwest.
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 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Buena Vista.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north.
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 256 miles [412 km] to the north.
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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the north.
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. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Buena Vista [Franklin County].
Lancaster County
This Buena Vista is located in Lancaster County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster 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 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 471 miles [758 km] to the west.
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 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the west southwest.
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 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km] to the west southwest.
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 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km] to the west.
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 .
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 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km] to the west.
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 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km] to the west southwest.
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 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km] to the west southwest.
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 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the west southwest.
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 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km] to the west northwest.
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 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Buena Vista.
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 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the northwest.
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 597 miles [960.8 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Buena Vista.
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.
Bluestone (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 city 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:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Buena Vista to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 37.2676, Longitude: -79.9250 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 . 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 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.
<6>
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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.663 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.213 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.497 degrees.