Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vevay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vevay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vevay
- 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 Vevay:
- 38.742823, -85.078136
- 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 Vevay
- 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 Switzerland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Switzerland County
- Since Vevay is near Carroll County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Vevay ...
We found one communities that share the name Vevay.
Within Indiana, the name Vevay is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Vevay in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vevay ...
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.
- Carson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Easterday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Switzerland County
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Lamb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Long Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Markland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Vevay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Vevay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vevay and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Vevay to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vevay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vevay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vevay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7428, Longitude: -85.0781 In this case, the coordinates for Vevay 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Vevay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.263 degrees. |