Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Villa 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 Villa Vaughn:
  • 44.897292, -68.761980
  • 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 Villa 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Villa Vaughn is near Hancock County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Villa Vaughn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa 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.

• Elliot Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
• French Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • French Settlement is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
• Glenburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Glenburn Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
• Great Works
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Lucky Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
• Pea Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cove
• Sandy Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Six Mile Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
• Stillwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

How Far From Villa Vaughn 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 community such as Villa Vaughn to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies just to the South.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Villa Vaughn to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,901 miles [6,278.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'