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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:
- 40.025043, -87.016120
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Taylor Corner is near Parke County and also Fountain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain 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 ...
- DeKalb County
- This Taylor Corner is located in DeKalb County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylor Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb 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.
- Centennial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deer Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deer Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Mill
- Elmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Hibernia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hibernia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lapland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Smartsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Steam Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Sycamore Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Waveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Taylor Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Crawfordsville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Taylor Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- 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: 40.0250, Longitude: -87.0161 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 314.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.606 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.796 degrees. |
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