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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 Vaiden:
33.329738, -89.758165
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We found one communities that are also named Vaiden.
Within Mississippi, the name Vaiden is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Vaiden in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Perry County
This Vaiden is located in Perry County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Vaiden that is located in Carroll County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Vaiden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaiden ...
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.
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 town such as Vaiden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vaiden and extending to:
Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vaiden to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vaiden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Vaiden 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 Vaiden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3297, Longitude: -89.7582 In this case, the coordinates for Vaiden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.468 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.337 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.541 degrees.