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Buena Vista Georgia Map

Explore Buena Vista, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Buena Vista, Georgia

How to Use This Buena Vista, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buena Vista, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Buena Vista.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Buena Vista
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Marion County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.318481
Longitude	-84.517564
Population	1,585
Density	190.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	30121, 30240, 31803
Area Code	404, 470, 678, 229
County Seat	Buena Vista
School District	Marion County School District

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About Buena Vista, Georgia

Buena Vista is a locality in Marion County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,585. The population density is 190.1 people per km². Buena Vista is located at 32.3185°N, 84.5176°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Buena Vista is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30121, 30240, 31803.

Buena Vista rises from the red-clay earth of the piedmont, where the landscape stretches in long, sun-drenched swells of pine and hardwood forest. It lies 23.8 miles northwest of Americus, GA (from Americus, GA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 15.0 miles east of Cusseta. The air here holds a heavy, lingering warmth, particularly when the afternoon light catches the dust rising from unpaved roads near the quiet waters of Muckalee Creek. A mile away, the surface of Walker Williams Lakes remains a glassy mirror for the swaying canopy of longleaf pines, while the distant, faint silhouette of Comfort Ridge marks the far horizon to the north. At the center of the grid, Marion County Schools serves as a constant, rhythmic anchor for the daily movement of the population, its presence grounding the local atmosphere in the steady business of education and growth.

History in Buena Vista is written in the architecture of the courthouse square, where the mid-century storefronts echo the agricultural legacy that once relied heavily on the surrounding timber and cotton yields. While the modern economy has shifted toward diverse local trade and small-scale enterprise, the community maintains a distinct pace, favoring the measured quiet of porches and front-yard gardens over the frenetic energy of distant urban centers. The red soil remains the most persistent feature of the local character, staining the tires of passing trucks and providing the essential nutrients for the pecan groves that punctuate the outskirts. Life in Buena Vista moves with the seasons, from the humid intensity of summer afternoons to the crisp, clear stillness of winter, preserving a sense of place that feels both deeply tethered to the land and entirely its own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marion County Schools (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 003° N
Chattahoochee Fall Line Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 309° NW
Pond Town (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 116° SE
Lanahassee Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 175° S
U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 282° W
A mile of WWI monuments (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 131° SE
Louvale Church Row Historic District (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 242° SW
Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.5 mi, 159° S
Walter F. George Lake (Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 260° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 22.0 mi, 260° W
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 23.2 mi, 316° NW
Walter F. George Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 23.6 mi, 257° W
129-001 (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 140° SE
Bradley (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 281° W
Half-Track (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 281° W
Giant Screen Theater at the National Infantry Museum (Cinema) — 26.0 mi, 281° W
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.2 mi, 280° W
National Civil War Naval Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 288° W
Providence Canyon Outdoor Recreation Area (State Park) — 28.4 mi, 232° SW
A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 28.8 mi, 289° W
Golden Park (Stadium) — 29.2 mi, 289° W
Springer Opera House (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 290° W
F. D. Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 37.8 mi, 344° N
Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 38.1 mi, 003° N
Callaway Garden Restaurant (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 331° NW
Legacy Exhibit (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 346° N
Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 331° NW
Home (Historic Castle / Fort) — 40.9 mi, 288° W
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.8 mi, 061° NE · 16k acres
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 67.0 mi, 043° NE · 116k acres

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