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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 Taylor Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Taylor Corner:
- 41.485606, -84.949408
- 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 Taylor Corner
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Taylor Corner is near Steuben County and also Defiance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance 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 Taylor Corner
Communities Also Named Taylor Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Taylor Corner.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Taylor Corner.
Beyond Indiana.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Montgomery County
- This Taylor Corner is located in Montgomery County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Taylor Corner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Taylor Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor Corner ...
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.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fountain Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Park is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Island Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Island Park is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Moonlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moonlight is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Russels Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
How Far From Taylor Corner 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 Taylor Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylor Corner and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Taylor Corner to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylor Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Taylor Corner 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 Taylor Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4856, Longitude: -84.9494 In this case, the coordinates for Taylor Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.277 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.377 degrees. |
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