Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vandetta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vandetta and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vandetta

• 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 Vandetta:
  • 37.451792, -87.425557
  • 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 Vandetta

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Vandetta is near Webster County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean 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 Vandetta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vandetta ...

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.

• Gatesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gatesville is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
• Grapevine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grapevine is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Jewel City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
• Lemon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lemon is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lemon
  • From Vandetta to Lemon
• Lynn City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
• Pee Vee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pee Vee is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Vee
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Poverty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Poverty is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty
• Slaughters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slaughters is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slaughters
  • From Vandetta to Slaughters
• Steamport Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Steamport Landing is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamport Landing
• Stringtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Vandetta 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 Vandetta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vandetta and extending to:

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vandetta to Madisonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'