Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vaughsville:
  • 47.381307, -88.295940
  • 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 Vaughsville

• 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 Keweenaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Keweenaw County
  • Since Vaughsville is near Houghton County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houghton 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 Vaughsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaughsville ...

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.

• Bumbletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bumbletown is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumbletown
• Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Copper City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Copper Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Copper Falls is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Falls
• Delaware
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Delaware is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Eagle Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Harbor <1>
• Eagle Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
• Eagle River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle River is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <1>
• Mohawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <1>
• Traverse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
• Wolverine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolverine is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vaughsville and extending to:

• Eagle River, which is the Seat of Keweenaw County, lies just to the North.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Vaughsville to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'