Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vaughns Grove:
  • 36.002011, -88.856174
  • 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 Vaughns Grove

• 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Since Vaughns Grove is near Weakley County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Vaughns Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaughns Grove ...

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.

• Four Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Four Points is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hughes Loop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
• Idlewild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Laneview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Laneview is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
• Lynn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lynn is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• New Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
• Poplar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Skullbone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Skullbone is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullbone
• Tuckers Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
• Union Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

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

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vaughns Grove to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'