Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vaughan Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vaughan Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vaughan Meadows

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Vaughan Meadows:
  • 32.346528, -86.252190
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Vaughan Meadows

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Vaughan Meadows is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Vaughan Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaughan Meadows ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Executive Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
• Gay Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lynndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
• Regency Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Rosemary
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Valley Whispers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
• Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Vaughan Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vaughan Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vaughan Meadows and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Vaughan Meadows to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'