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:
37.901431, -87.630294
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.
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 Vanderburgh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found seven communities that share the name Vaughan.
Within Indiana, the name Vaughan is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Mississippi
George County
This Vaughan is located in George County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Vaughan.
Yazoo County
This Vaughan is located in Yazoo County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the south southwest of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Vaughan.
North Carolina
Warren County
This Vaughan is located in Warren County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the east of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Vaughan.
Nova Scotia
This Vaughan lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
Ontario
This Vaughan lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
Texas
Hill County
This Vaughan is located in Hill County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Vaughan.
West Virginia
Nicholas County
This Vaughan is located in Nicholas County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east of the Vaughan that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Vaughan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaughan ...
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.
Cypress (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vaughan and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Vaughan to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vaughan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vaughan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9014, Longitude: -87.6303 In this case, the coordinates for Vaughan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Vaughan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.388 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.716 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.638 degrees.