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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor 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:
    • 41.227166, -112.083553
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found 55 communities that share the name Taylor.

Within Utah, the name Taylor is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 53 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva 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 Alabama community of Taylor [Geneva County].
      • Houston County
      • This Taylor is located in Houston County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Taylor.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Taylor is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km] to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Taylor.
    • Alaska
      • This Taylor lies 2,624 miles [4,222.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
    • Arizona
      • Apache 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 Arizona community of Taylor [Apache County].
      • Navajo County
      • This Taylor is located in Navajo County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Taylor.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Taylor is located in Columbia County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Taylor.
      • Lawrence 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 Arkansas community of Taylor [Lawrence County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Taylor lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Taylor is located in Riverside County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Taylor.
      • Shasta County
      • Although located in Shasta County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Taylor.
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo 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 Taylor [Pueblo County].
    • Florida
      • Baker County
      • This Taylor is located in Baker County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Taylor.
    • Georgia
      • Crawford 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 Taylor [Crawford County].
    • Idaho
      • Bingham 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 Idaho community of Taylor [Bingham County].
      • Bonneville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Taylor [Bonneville County].
      • Idaho County
      • This Taylor is located in Idaho County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Taylor.
    • Illinois
      • Ogle 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 Illinois community of Taylor [Ogle County].
      • Pike County
      • This Taylor is located in Pike County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Taylor.
    • Indiana
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Taylor.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Taylor.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha 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 Kansas community of Taylor [Nemaha County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup 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 Kentucky community of Taylor [Greenup County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Taylor is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Taylor.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Taylor is located in Harford County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Taylor.
    • Michigan
      • Baraga 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 Taylor [Baraga County].
      • Isabella County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Taylor [Isabella County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Taylor is located in Wayne County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Taylor.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • This Taylor is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Taylor.
    • Missouri
      • Marion County
      • This Taylor is located in Marion County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Taylor.
      • Ralls 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 Missouri community of Taylor [Ralls County].
    • Nebraska
      • Loup County
      • This Taylor is located in Loup County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loup County community of Taylor.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Taylor [White Pine County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Taylor [Burlington County].
    • New York
      • Cortland County
      • This Taylor is located in Cortland County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Taylor.
      • Livingston County
      • This Taylor is located in Livingston County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km] to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Taylor.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilson 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 North Carolina community of Taylor [Wilson County].
    • North Dakota
      • Stark County
      • This Taylor is located in Stark County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Taylor.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin 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 Ohio community of Taylor [Franklin County].
      • Geauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Taylor [Geauga County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Beckham County
      • This Taylor is located in Beckham County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beckham County community of Taylor.
      • Cotton County
      • This Taylor is located in Cotton County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cotton County community of Taylor.
    • Ontario
      • This Taylor lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Taylor [Multnomah County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Taylor is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Taylor.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Taylor is located in Lackawanna County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km] to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Taylor.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter 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 South Carolina community of Taylor [Sumter County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Taylor is located in Bradley County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Taylor.
    • Texas
      • Williamson County
      • This Taylor is located in Williamson County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Taylor.
    • Virginia
      • Franklin County
      • This Taylor is located in Franklin County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Taylor.
    • West Virginia
      • Hardy County
      • This Taylor is located in Hardy County and lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<2> to the east of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Taylor.
      • Logan 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 West Virginia community of Taylor [Logan County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • This Taylor is located in Jackson County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Taylor.
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell 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 Wyoming community of Taylor [Campbell County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Taylor is located in Lincoln County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Taylor that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Taylor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor ...

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.

  • Cedar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
  • Cottonwood Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
    • Cottonwood Meadows is located in Weber County
  • Cozydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozydale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
    • Cozydale is located in Weber County
  • Foxglen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxglen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
    • Foxglen is located in Weber County
  • Harmony Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
    • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
  • Kanesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
    • Kanesville is located in Weber County
  • Kingsville Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Junction
    • Kingsville Junction is located in Weber County
  • Laurel Lea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
    • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
  • Lee Mesa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
    • Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
  • Park Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Park Lake is located in Weber County
  • Pioneer Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
  • Plain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
    • Plain City is located in Weber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Quail Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
      • Quail Point is located in Weber County
    • Rosehill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
      • Rosehill is located in Weber County
    • Shamrock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
    • Slaterville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
      • Slaterville is located in Weber County
    • Sunray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
      • Sunray is located in Weber County
    • Tanner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
      • Tanner is located in Weber County
    • Willow Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
      • Willow Wood is located in Weber County

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

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the East.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Taylor to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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 Taylor 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2272, Longitude: -112.0836       In this case, the coordinates for Taylor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Taylor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.119 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.755 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.845 degrees.









 

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