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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 Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor Crossroads 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 Taylor Crossroads:
- 35.646735, -86.569994
- 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 Taylor Crossroads
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Taylor Crossroads is near Rutherford County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Taylor Crossroads
Communities Also Named Taylor Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Taylor Crossroads.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Taylor Crossroads.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Taylor Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Dickson County
- This Taylor Crossroads is located in Dickson County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Taylor Crossroads that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Taylor Crossroads.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east of the Taylor Crossroads that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Taylor Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor Crossroads ...
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.
- Carter Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Crossroads
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Halls Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Link
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Rockvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Tucker Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ford
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Taylor Crossroads 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 Taylor Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Taylor Crossroads and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Taylor Crossroads to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Taylor Crossroads) 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 Taylor Crossroads 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 Taylor Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6467, Longitude: -86.5700 In this case, the coordinates for Taylor Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.722 degrees. |
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