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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waugh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waugh and the surrounding area.
- 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 Waugh:
- 40.084483, -86.306662
- 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 Waugh
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Waugh is near Hamilton County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Waugh
Communities Also Named Waugh ...
We found nine communities that are also named Waugh.
Within Indiana, the name Waugh is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Waugh is located in Montgomery County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the south of the Waugh that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Waugh.
- Alberta
- This Waugh lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waugh that is located in Boone County.
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Waugh [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Waugh is located in Hillsborough County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waugh that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Waugh.
- Manitoba
- This Waugh lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Waugh that is located in Boone County.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Waugh [Attala County].
- New Brunswick
- This Waugh lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waugh that is located in Boone County.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Waugh [Iredell County].
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Waugh is located in Bedford County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waugh that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Waugh.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waugh ...
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.
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Kings Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Saddle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Stonegate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Waugh 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 Waugh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waugh and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Waugh to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Waugh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waugh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Waugh 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. |
| <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 Waugh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waugh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0845, Longitude: -86.3067 In this case, the coordinates for Waugh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.573 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.445 degrees. |
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