Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Taffy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taffy and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Taffy

• 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 Taffy:
  • 37.553939, -86.891659
  • 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 Taffy

• 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Since Taffy is near Daviess County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean 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 Taffy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taffy ...

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.

• Bells Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bells Run is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Dukehurst
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dukehurst is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukehurst
• Dundee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Jingo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jingo is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
• Maxwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maxwell is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• No Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • No Creek is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Creek
• Oklahoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Pleasant Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Ralph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ralph is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Taffy 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 Taffy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Taffy and extending to:

• Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Taffy to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'