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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:
    • 38.358448, -75.168242
    • 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 Maryland, the name Taylorville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, 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 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester 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 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester 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 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Taylorville.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • This Taylorville is located in Vigo County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo 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].
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Taylorville is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester 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 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester 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 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west of the Taylorville that is located in Worcester 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.

  • Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
  • Bramblewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
    • Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
  • Briddletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briddletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
    • Briddletown is located in Worcester County
  • Captains Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Hill
    • Captains Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Captains Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Knoll
    • Captains Knoll is located in Worcester County
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
  • Grays Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
    • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Greenwood Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Place
    • Greenwood Place is located in Worcester County
  • Herring Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
    • Herring Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Holly Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Mystic Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
    • Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Ocean Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Piney Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
      • Piney Island is located in Worcester County
    • Piney Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Worcester County
    • Salt Grass Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Grass Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
      • Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
    • Seabright
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
      • Seabright is located in Worcester County
    • Shingle Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
      • Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
    • Wood Duck Isle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Duck Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
      • Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County

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:

  • Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Taylorville to Snow Hill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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 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: 38.3584, Longitude: -75.1682       In this case, the coordinates for Taylorville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.838 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.16 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.155 degrees.




 

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