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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 Taylorsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville:
    • 35.635905, -87.274178
    • 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 Taylorsville
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Taylorsville is near Lewis County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Taylorsville

Communities Also Named Taylorsville ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Taylorsville.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Wilson County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Wilson County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Taylorsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison 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 Alabama community of Taylorsville [Madison County].
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Plumas County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Taylorsville.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Bartow County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Taylorsville.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Taylorsville.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Fayette County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Taylorsville.
    • Kansas
      • Stafford 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 Taylorsville [Stafford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Spencer County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Spencer County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Taylorsville.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Carroll County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Taylorsville.
    • Michigan
      • Mason 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 Michigan community of Taylorsville [Mason County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Hinds County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Taylorsville.
      • Smith County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Smith County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southwest of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Taylorsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Alexander County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Alexander County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Taylorsville.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Highland County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Taylorsville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the north northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Taylorsville.
      • Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Taylorsville [Muskingum County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Bucks County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Taylorsville.
      • Indiana County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Indiana County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km] to the northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Taylorsville.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Taylorsville.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Taylorsville.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Taylorsville is located in Hanover County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Taylorsville that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Taylorsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylorsville ...

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.

  • Cartersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Center Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Star is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
  • Chartersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Duck River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Duck River is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Gordon Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
  • Greenfield Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Kettle Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
  • Lovetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lovetown is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovetown
  • Maple Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Needmore is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Poplar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Creek is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Sawdust
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Taylorsville to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 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- Taylorsville) 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 Taylorsville 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>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 Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6359, Longitude: -87.2742       In this case, the coordinates for Taylorsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.079 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.045 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.024 degrees.