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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 Taylors, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylors 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 Taylors:
    • 36.013676, -85.362195
    • 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 Taylors
  • 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Since Taylors is near Putnam County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Taylors

Communities Also Named Taylors ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Taylors.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Taylors.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Taylors [Fayette County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Taylors [Larimer County].
    • Georgia
      • Dooly County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Taylors [Dooly County].
    • Indiana
      • Whitley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Taylors [Whitley County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Taylors [Marquette County].
    • Mississippi
      • Noxubee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Taylors [Noxubee County].
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Taylors.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Taylors.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Taylors is located in Greenville County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Taylors that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Taylors.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Taylors is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Taylors that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Taylors.
    • Virginia
      • Essex County
      • This Taylors is located in Essex County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Taylors that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Taylors.
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Taylors [Orange County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors ...

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.

  • Black Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Board Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Board Valley is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Valley
  • Cherry Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Clarktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Dixieland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixieland is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
  • Dry Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
  • Dug Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Foot ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Foot is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot
  • Hickory Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Neverfail ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
  • Peekville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peekville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
  • Pinhook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pinhook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Rainbow Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rainbow Hills is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
    • Rocky Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Sand Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sand Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Stringtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stringtown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Walnut Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Grove is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Whispering Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Hills is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
    • Yankeetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankeetown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

  • Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Taylors to Nashville, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Taylors 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.
<2>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 Taylors, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylors) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Taylors 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 Taylors. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0137, Longitude: -85.3622       In this case, the coordinates for Taylors have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.918 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.762 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.123 degrees.