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:
- 32.952072, -91.963186
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Since Vaughn is near Ashley County and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- 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 Louisiana, the name Vaughn is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Pawnee County
- This Vaughn is located in Pawnee County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vaughn that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- 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].
- 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 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Vaughn that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- 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 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vaughn that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- 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.
- Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Gravel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Gulledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Hooker Hole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
- Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
- Loco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Log Cabin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
- Rogers
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Thirteen Points Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirteen Points Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Points Landing
- Thirteen Points Landing is located in Union Parish
- Twin Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vaughn to Bastrop, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,511 miles [12,087.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 State of Louisiana: louisiana.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: 32.9521, Longitude: -91.9632 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 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 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 parish. 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 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 Vaughn 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 316.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.853 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.529 degrees. |