We found eight communities that are also named Vaughan.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Vaughan.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of seven communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, three are located in Canada and six are in the United States.
This Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Vaughan.
Mississippi
George County
This Vaughan is located in George County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Vaughan.
Yazoo County
This Vaughan is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Vaughan.
North Carolina
Warren County
This Vaughan is located in Warren County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Vaughan.
Ontario
This Vaughan lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west.
Texas
Hill County
This Vaughan is located in Hill County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Vaughan.
West Virginia
Nicholas County
This Vaughan is located in Nicholas County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Vaughan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaughan ...
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 & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vaughan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vaughan and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Vaughan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,706 miles [5,964.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vaughan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Vaughan 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 Vaughan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8156, Longitude: -64.2331
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.383 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.864 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.981 degrees.