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Buena Vista Texas Map

Explore Buena Vista, Texas, 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, Texas

How to Use This Buena Vista, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buena Vista, Texas. 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 Texas 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	Texas (TX)
County	Pecos County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	26.294139
Longitude	-98.610884
Population	93
Density	1088.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78221, 78566, 78582
Area Code	830
County Seat	Fort Stockton
School District	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District

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About Buena Vista, Texas

Buena Vista is a locality in Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 1088.1 people per km². Buena Vista is located at 26.2941°N, 98.6109°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78221, 78566, 78582.

Buena Vista exists as a stark arrangement of earth and sky where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under a relentless sun. It lies 44.4 miles south of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 191°T), and is situated 26.1 miles north-northeast of Fort Stockton. The terrain here is defined by a desert austerity, where the ground is composed of sun-bleached dust and scrub that clings to the limestone floor. A mile away, the thin, intermittent ribbon of Leon Creek marks the earth, offering a sparse reprieve in a landscape that otherwise feels as if it were drawn with a dry brush. In the distance, the silhouette of Guayule Mountain rises like a jagged tooth against the bruising purple of an approaching dusk, while the arid expanse of Diamond Y Draw cuts a deep, shadow-filled scar across the plains. The light at this hour possesses a heavy, amber quality that seems to compress the distance, turning the desolate scrub into a field of flickering, metallic gold.

Buena Vista carries the quiet, weathered gravity of a place forged by the long, grinding labor of the oil patch and the enduring resilience of ranching. Life here moves according to the demands of the pump jacks and the seasonal rotation of the range, an economy built on what can be coaxed from the stubborn crust of the earth. Thirteen miles away, the waters of Imperial Reservoir sit calm and indifferent, holding the only significant depth in a thirsty region where every drop of moisture is accounted for by the local industry. The culture of Buena Vista is one of lean endurance, where the people understand that the land dictates the terms of survival. Neighbors recognize each other not through grand gestures, but in the shared, unspoken patience of those who have spent their lives watching the clouds drift over an empty, ancient basin, waiting for the rain that occasionally turns the dust to clay.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.1 mi, 101° E · 277k acres
Sullivan City Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 119° SE
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 221° SW
Los Ebanos Park (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 137° SE
Havana (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 116° SE
Nellie Leo Schunior School (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 111° E
Municipal Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 110° E
Javelina Ranch (Park) — 10.9 mi, 073° E
Peñitas (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 113° SE
Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 118° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 121° SE
Border Theater (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 107° E
Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 18.4 mi, 104° E
Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 20.0 mi, 308° NW
Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 106° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 105° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 105° E
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 089° E
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 27.9 mi, 099° E
Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 311° NW
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 118° SE · 4,218 acres
Falcon State Park (State Park) — 37.2 mi, 301° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 57.0 mi, 097° E
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 74.3 mi, 111° E
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 74.3 mi, 111° E
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 74.5 mi, 111° E
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 75.6 mi, 111° E

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