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:
- 33.280950, -84.391592
- 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 Spalding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spalding County
- Since Vaughn is near Fayette County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Georgia, the name Vaughn is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kansas
- Pawnee County
- This Vaughn is located in Pawnee County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vaughn that is located in Spalding 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 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vaughn that is located in Spalding 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 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vaughn that is located in Spalding 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.
- Birdie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Broom Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broom Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
- Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
- Cross Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Experiment
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Experiment is located in Spalding County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Experiment <4>
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Fayette County
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <4>
- Gypsy Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsy Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
- Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
- Porters Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
- Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Rest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <4>
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Griffin, which is the Seat of Spalding County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Vaughn to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 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 Spalding County: www.spaldingcounty.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 33.2809, Longitude: -84.3916 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 312.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.59 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.40 degrees. |