Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tayloria:
  • 39.795107, -76.069394
  • 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 Tayloria

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Tayloria is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Tayloria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tayloria ...

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.

• Glen Roy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Roy is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Kirks Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
• Lees Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lees Mill is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
• Little Britain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
• Oak Shade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Spruce Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
• Summerhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill

How Far From Tayloria to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tayloria and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tayloria to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'