Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Taylorville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylorville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Taylorville
- 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 Taylorville:
- 39.552670, -89.297442
- 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 Taylorville
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Taylorville is near Sangamon County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Taylorville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Taylorville.
Within Illinois, the name Taylorville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Taylorville is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Taylorville.
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Taylorville [Woodruff County].
- California
- Marin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Taylorville [Marin County].
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Taylorville [Pueblo County].
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- This Taylorville is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Taylorville.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Taylorville is located in Vigo County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Taylorville.
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Taylorville [Union Parish].
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Taylorville is located in Worcester County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Taylorville.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This Taylorville is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Taylorville.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Taylorville [Indiana County].
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Taylorville [Lackawanna County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Taylorville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Taylorville.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Taylorville [Fannin County].
- Vermont
- Caledonia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Taylorville [Caledonia County].
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Taylorville is located in Mingo County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Taylorville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Taylorville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylorville ...
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.
- Assumption
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Assumption is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assumption <5>
- Berry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Blue Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <5>
- Blueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bolivia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Dunkel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Sandersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
How Far From Taylorville 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 city such as Taylorville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylorville and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Taylorville to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Taylorville: www.taylorville.net/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylorville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylorville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5527, Longitude: -89.2974 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Taylorville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Taylorville 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Taylorville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.511 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.236 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.001 degrees. |