Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Taylor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Taylor
- 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:
- 42.225317, -83.268262
- 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 Taylor
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Taylor is near Monroe County and also Washtenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Washtenaw 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Taylor ...
We found 55 communities that share the name Taylor.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Taylor.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 53 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 53 communities, 53 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Baraga County
- Isabella County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Taylor [Geneva County].
- Houston County
- This Taylor is located in Houston County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the south of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Taylor.
- Montgomery County
- This Taylor is located in Montgomery County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the south southwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Taylor.
- Alaska
- This Taylor lies 3,377 miles [5,434.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- Arizona
- Apache County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Taylor [Apache County].
- Navajo County
- This Taylor is located in Navajo County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<2> to the west of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Taylor.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Taylor is located in Columbia County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Taylor.
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Taylor [Lawrence County].
- British Columbia
- This Taylor lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Taylor is located in Riverside County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<2> to the west of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Taylor.
- Shasta County
- Although located in Shasta County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Taylor.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Taylor [Bingham County].
- Bonneville 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 Idaho community of Taylor [Bonneville County].
- Idaho County
- This Taylor is located in Idaho County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Taylor.
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Taylor [Ogle County].
- Pike County
- This Taylor is located in Pike County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Taylor.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Taylor is located in Marion County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Taylor.
- Ralls County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Taylor [Ralls County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- Cortland County
- This Taylor is located in Cortland County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Taylor.
- Livingston County
- This Taylor is located in Livingston County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Taylor.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Taylor [Franklin County].
- Geauga 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 Ohio community of Taylor [Geauga County].
- Oklahoma
- Beckham County
- This Taylor is located in Beckham County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beckham County community of Taylor.
- Cotton County
- This Taylor is located in Cotton County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the west southwest of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cotton County community of Taylor.
- Ontario
- This Taylor lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Taylor is located in Allegheny County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Taylor.
- Lackawanna County
- This Taylor is located in Lackawanna County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Taylor.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- This Taylor is located in Hardy County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Taylor.
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Taylor [Logan County].
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Taylor [Campbell County].
- Lincoln County
- This Taylor is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<2> to the west of the Taylor that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Taylor.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor ...
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.
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
- Edgewater Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
- French Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Landing
- French Landing is located in Wayne County
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
- Hand
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <4>
- Melvindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvindale
- Melvindale is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvindale <4>
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverview is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <4>
- Springwells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
- Springwells is located in Wayne County
- Former name for Springwells:
- Fordson
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Taylor 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 city such as Taylor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylor and extending to:
- Detroit, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Taylor to Detroit, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Taylor: www.cityoftaylor.com/
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Taylor 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. |
| <2> | 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- Taylor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2253, Longitude: -83.2683 In this case, the coordinates for Taylor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Taylor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Taylor 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 311.572 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.125 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.321 degrees. |