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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 Taylor Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor Center 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 Taylor Center:
    • 42.613958, -75.924921
    • 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 Center
  • 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 Center ...

We found one communities that share the name Taylor Center.

Within New York, the name Taylor Center is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Taylor Center in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Taylor Center is located in Wayne County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west of the Taylor Center that is located in Cortland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Taylor Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor Center ...

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.

  • Freetown Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
    • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
  • German Four Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
    • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Lower Cincinnatus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Cincinnatus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
    • Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
  • Maybury Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
    • Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
  • Pitcher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
    • Pitcher is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitcher <3>
  • Pitcher Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
    • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
  • Quaker Settlement
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
    • Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
  • Seventh Day Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Hollow
    • Seventh Day Hollow is located in Chenango County
  • Texas Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
    • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Tripoli
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Tripoli is located in Cortland County

How Far From Taylor Center 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 Taylor Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylor Center and extending to:

  • Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Taylor Center to Cortland, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taylor Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- Taylor Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6140, Longitude: -75.9249       In this case, the coordinates for Taylor Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.91 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.679 degrees.









 

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