Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Taylors Falls:
  • 45.412439, -92.663696
  • 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 Taylors Falls

• 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 Chisago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chisago County
  • Since Taylors Falls is near Polk County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Taylors Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors Falls ...

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.

• Atlas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Bonnie Glen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie Glen is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
• Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Branch is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
• Eureka Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eureka Center is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
• Horse Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
• Little Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Luck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Luck is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Milltown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
• Sand Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
• Stacy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Stacy is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
• Sunrise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Wolf Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Taylors Falls to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Taylors Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Taylors Falls and extending to:

• Center City, which is the Seat of Chisago County, lies just to the West.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Taylors Falls to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'