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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor Village 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 Village:
    • 39.388889, -84.368611
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Village ...

We found one communities that share the name Taylor Village.

Within Ohio, the name Taylor Village is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Taylor Village in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Taylor Village lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylor Village that is located in Butler County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor Village ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Butler County
  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Butler County
  • Dutchland Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchland Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchland Woods
    • Dutchland Woods is located in Butler County
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Butler County
  • Hughes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Hughes is located in Butler County
  • Huntsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Butler County
  • Kyles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
    • Kyles is located in Butler County
  • Liberty Trails
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Trails
    • Liberty Trails is located in Butler County
  • Mason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Maud
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Butler County
  • Shadow Lake Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
    • Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stokes is located in Warren County

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

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

  • Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Taylor Village to Hamilton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylor Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3889, Longitude: -84.3686       In this case, the coordinates for Taylor Village 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 Village 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 312.34 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.753 degrees.









 

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