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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vaucluse:
    • 39.058163, -78.246946
    • 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 Vaucluse
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Vaucluse is near Warren County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Vaucluse

Communities Also Named Vaucluse ...

We found four communities that are also named Vaucluse.

Within Virginia, the name Vaucluse is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Vaucluse is located in Chicot County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vaucluse that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Vaucluse.
    • Quebec
      • This Vaucluse lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vaucluse that is located in Frederick County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Vaucluse is located in Aiken County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Vaucluse that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Vaucluse.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west of the Vaucluse that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Vaucluse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaucluse ...

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.

  • Bufflick Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
  • Cedarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Fawcett Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
  • Greenway Court
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
  • Hill and Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
  • Lake Frederick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
  • Meadow Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
  • Mount Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hope is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Williams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
  • Poplar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Reliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reliance is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • River View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • River View is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Success
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Success is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Tulip
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Waterlick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Waterlick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
    • Wheatfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vaucluse and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Vaucluse to Richmond, 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Vaucluse) 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 Vaucluse 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 Vaucluse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0582, Longitude: -78.2469       In this case, the coordinates for Vaucluse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.598 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.269 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.166 degrees.