Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vaughn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vaughn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vaughn
- 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 Vaughn:
- 31.029902, -87.861106
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Vaughn
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Vaughn is near Mobile County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Vaughn ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Vaughn.
Within Alabama, the name Vaughn is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Pawnee County
- This Vaughn is located in Pawnee County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vaughn that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Vaughn.
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Vaughn [Rawlins County].
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Vaughn [Leflore County].
- Lincoln County
- This Vaughn is located in Lincoln County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vaughn that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Vaughn.
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Vaughn [Floyd County].
- Page County
- This Vaughn is located in Page County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vaughn that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Vaughn.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaughn ...
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.
- Bucks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Bucks is located in Mobile County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <3>
- Island Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
- Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Mud Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
- Mud Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Nelson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
- Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Rice Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek Landing
- Rice Creek Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Sand Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
- Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
- Shell Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Shell Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Tensaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Upper Hall Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hall Landing
- Upper Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
How Far From Vaughn 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 Vaughn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vaughn and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vaughn to Bay Minette, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vaughn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vaughn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vaughn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0299, Longitude: -87.8611 In this case, the coordinates for Vaughn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Vaughn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Vaughn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.457 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.197 degrees. |