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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 Taylors Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylors Mill 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 Taylors Mill:
    • 32.605979, -83.873797
    • 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 Taylors Mill
  • 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 Peach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Since Taylors Mill is near Crawford County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Taylors Mill

Communities Also Named Taylors Mill ...

We found two communities that are also named Taylors Mill.

Within Georgia, the name Taylors Mill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Taylors Mill is located in Talladega County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylors Mill that is located in Peach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Taylors Mill.
    • Kentucky
      • Mason County
      • This Taylors Mill is located in Mason County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north of the Taylors Mill that is located in Peach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Taylors Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors Mill ...

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.

  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Hidden Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • Horns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Horns is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns
  • Indian Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Ohio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ohio is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Peach Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
  • Powersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Powersville is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
  • Valley Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
  • Willow Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Willow Lake is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Taylors Mill to ...

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 Taylors Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Taylors Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylors Mill) 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 Taylors Mill 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 Taylors Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6060, Longitude: -83.8738       In this case, the coordinates for Taylors Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.903 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.113 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.361 degrees.