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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 Tabor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tabor 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 Tabor:
    • 40.553119, -81.152602
    • 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 Tabor
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Tabor is near Tuscarawas County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Tabor

Communities Also Named Tabor ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Tabor.

Within Ohio, the name Tabor is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Tabor is located in Etowah County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Tabor.
    • British Columbia
      • This Tabor lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Tabor is located in Boulder County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the west of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Tabor.
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Tabor is located in De Witt County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Tabor.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Tabor [Delaware County].
    • Iowa
      • Fremont County
      • This Tabor is located in Fremont County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Tabor.
    • Kansas
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Tabor [Clay County].
      • Republic County
      • This Tabor is located in Republic County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Tabor.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This Tabor is located in Polk County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Tabor.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Tabor is located in Morris County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Tabor.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tabor [Robeson County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This Tabor is located in Creek County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Tabor.
    • Ontario
      • This Tabor lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Tabor is located in Philadelphia County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Tabor.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Tabor is located in Oconee County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Tabor.
    • South Dakota
      • Bon Homme County
      • This Tabor is located in Bon Homme County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bon Homme County community of Tabor.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Tabor is located in Cumberland County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Tabor.
      • Meigs County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tabor [Meigs County].
      • Roane County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tabor [Roane County].
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Tabor is located in Brazos County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Tabor.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tabor [Washington County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Tabor is located in Racine County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tabor that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Tabor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tabor ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Grampian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Paradise Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Pigtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pigtown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigtown
  • Piney View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
  • Rockwood Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
  • Sunset Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Thornhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Toots Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads

How Far From Tabor to ...

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

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

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tabor to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Tabor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Tabor 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.
<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 Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Tabor 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 Tabor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5531, Longitude: -81.1526       In this case, the coordinates for Tabor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.298 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.428 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.909 degrees.