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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 Taylorsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville:
    • 40.075340, -120.839354
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Taylorsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Taylorsville ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Taylorsville.

Within California, the name Taylorsville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Taylorsville [Madison County].
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Bartow County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Taylorsville.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Taylorsville.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Fayette County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Taylorsville.
    • Kansas
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Taylorsville [Stafford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Spencer County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Spencer County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Taylorsville.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Carroll County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Taylorsville.
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Taylorsville [Mason County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Hinds County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Taylorsville.
      • Smith County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Smith County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km] to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Taylorsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Alexander County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Alexander County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Taylorsville.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Highland County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Taylorsville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km] to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Taylorsville.
      • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Taylorsville [Muskingum County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Bucks County and lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Taylorsville.
      • Indiana County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Indiana County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Taylorsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Maury County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Taylorsville.
      • Wilson County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Wilson County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km] to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Taylorsville.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Taylorsville.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Taylorsville.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Hanover County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<2> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Taylorsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylorsville ...

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.

  • Crescent Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grays Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Flat
    • Grays Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Greenhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
    • Greenhorn is located in Plumas County
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Plumas County
  • Indian Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
  • Lovejoy ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
    • Lovejoy is located in Plumas County
  • Moccasin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Moccasin is located in Plumas County
  • Round Valley ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
    • Round Valley is located in Plumas County
  • Spring Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Spring Garden is located in Plumas County
  • Twain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Taylorsville to Quincy, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,003 miles [12,879.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylorsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Taylorsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Taylorsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylorsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0753, Longitude: -120.8394    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Taylorsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.109 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.961 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.17 degrees.









 

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