Buena Vista California Map
Buena Vista, Mariposa County
Buena Vista, California — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Buena Vista, Mariposa County.
Interactive Map of Buena Vista, California
| City | Buena Vista |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Mariposa |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 37.711039 |
| Longitude | -119.793785 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Buena Vista, California
Buena Vista is a locality in Mariposa County, California, United States. Buena Vista is located at 37.7110°N, 119.7938°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95640.0.
Buena Vista unfolds as a quiet pocket of Sierra Nevada foothills, where the earth rises in gentle, scrub-covered slopes toward the more formidable peaks. It lies 47.2 miles north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-north-west of El Portal. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of pine and chaparral, a fragrance that deepens with the late afternoon sun, painting the landscape in hues of ochre and muted sage. Granite outcrops, weathered by millennia, punctuate the terrain, their surfaces smoothed by wind and rain, offering stark, silent sentinels against the expansive blue of the California sky. The occasional live oak, its branches reaching wide like gnarled hands, provides pockets of deeper shade, a contrast to the sun-baked openness that defines much of Buena Vista. The history of Buena Vista is etched into its very being, a story intertwined with the gold rush that once pulsed through these mountains. While the fevered rush has long subsided, its legacy remains in the enduring spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness that characterizes the local economy. Ranching and small-scale agriculture still hold sway, with the land yielding hardy crops and grazing livestock under the watchful gaze of the surrounding peaks. The Mariposa Creek, a vital artery through this landscape, whispers tales of the past, its waters sustaining life and shaping the contours of the land, reflecting the enduring connection between the people and the wild beauty of Buena Vista.
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About This Buena Vista Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Buena Vista, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Buena Vista and Mariposa County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Buena Vista is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Buena Vista is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
