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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 Taylors Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylors Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Corner:
- 35.009790, -77.589188
- 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 Corner
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Taylors Corner is near Onslow County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Corner
Communities Also Named Taylors Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Taylors Corner.
Within North Carolina, the name Taylors Corner is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Taylors Corner is located in New Castle County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Taylors Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Taylors Corner.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Taylors Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Taylors Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Taylors Corner.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Taylors Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north of the Taylors Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Taylors Corner.
- Prince George County
- This Taylors Corner is located in Prince George County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the north of the Taylors Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Taylors Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors Corner ...
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.
- Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Francktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Francktown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francktown
- Gregory Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gregory Forks is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Forks
- Haw Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haw Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
- Jarmantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmantown
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Nobles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossroads
- Nobles Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nobles Mill is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Mill
- Pink Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potters Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
How Far From Taylors Corner 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 community such as Taylors Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylors Corner and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Taylors Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylors Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Taylors Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylors Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0098, Longitude: -77.5892 In this case, the coordinates for Taylors Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.33 degrees. |
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