Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Taylortown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylortown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Taylortown
- 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 Taylortown:
- 32.986526, -92.600708
- 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 Taylortown
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Taylortown is near Union County and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- 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 Taylortown ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Taylortown.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Taylortown.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Bossier Parish
- This Taylortown is located in Bossier Parish and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Taylortown.
- Bossier Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Taylortown is located in New Castle County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Taylortown.
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Taylortown [Ohio County].
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- Although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Taylortown.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Taylortown is located in Morris County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Taylortown.
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Taylortown is located in Otsego County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Taylortown.
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This Taylortown is located in Moore County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Taylortown.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Taylortown is located in Jefferson County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Taylortown.
- Richland County
- This Taylortown is located in Richland County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Taylortown.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Taylortown [Greene County].
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- This Taylortown is located in Dickson County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Taylortown.
- Franklin County
- This Taylortown is located in Franklin County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Taylortown.
- Humphreys County
- This Taylortown is located in Humphreys County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Taylortown.
- Lincoln County
- This Taylortown is located in Lincoln County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east northeast of the Taylortown that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Taylortown.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylortown ...
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.
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Hunt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County (AR)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Spearsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <4>
How Far From Taylortown 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 Taylortown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylortown and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Taylortown to Farmerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylortown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylortown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylortown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9865, Longitude: -92.6007 In this case, the coordinates for Taylortown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Taylortown 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 parish. 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Taylortown 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 317.224 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.334 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.795 degrees. |