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Buena Vista Golf Course

Buena Vista Golf Course from directly overhead

Buena Vista Golf Course is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 107 m. McKittrick Summit stands 1,318 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is A W Noon Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.23858, -119.32761

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Jameson #17: 10.0 mi
  • Oil Patch Fire House: 10.0 mi
  • Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 10.0 mi
  • Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas): 19.9 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • PICNIC TABLE: 16.5 mi
  • PICNIC TABLE: 18.4 mi
  • PICNIC TABLE: 18.4 mi
  • Flume Creek Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • The Crossing: 19.3 mi
Peaks: 6
Springs: 6
  • Bitterwater Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Quail Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Padrones Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Lawson Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buena Vista Golf Course. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKittrick SummitW 278°1,318 m24.8 mi
Midway PeakWSW 252°1,116.2 m17.2 mi
Elkhorn HillsSSW 211°980.5 m18.7 mi
Panorama PointW 259°766 m22.0 mi
Twentyfive HillSW 223°515 m11.7 mi
Hillcrest PointWNW 288°470 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:09
June solstice05:4419:3820:16
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0316:1016:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505359637076838277685750
Precip in1.11.21.00.60.40.00.00.00.10.30.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taft, 8 mi away.

  • Variegated Meadowhawk11 obs
  • Familiar Bluet8 obs
  • Striped Bass7 obs
  • Common Goldeneye6 obs
  • Bufflehead5 obs
  • Blue Dasher5 obs
  • Western Pondhawk5 obs
  • Acmaeodera nigrovittata5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358781205

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