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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 Taylorville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylorville 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 Taylorville:
    • 39.462819, -87.423460
    • 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
  • 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 Indiana, the name Taylorville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, 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 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the south of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo 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 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Taylorville.
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Taylorville is located in Christian County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo 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 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo 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 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo 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 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Taylorville that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Taylorville.

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.

  • Cherryvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Cherryvale is located in Clay County
  • Cloverland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dewey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Vigo County
  • Easytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
    • Easytown is located in Vermillion County
  • Marion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
  • Marley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Needmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Vermillion County
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
    • Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
  • Pine Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandcut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Syndicate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syndicate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
    • Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
  • Toad Hop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Twelve Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
    • Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
  • Weaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

How Far From Taylorville 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 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:

  • Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Taylorville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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- 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: 39.4628, Longitude: -87.4235    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 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 Taylorville 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 314.289 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.822 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.14 degrees.




 

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