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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylors Corner 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 Taylors Corner:
    • 38.132910, -77.293869
    • 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 Corner
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Taylors Corner is near King George County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Corner

Communities Also Named Taylors Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Taylors Corner.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Taylors Corner.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Prince George County
      • This Taylors Corner is located in Prince George County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Taylors Corner that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Taylors Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Taylors Corner is located in New Castle County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Taylors Corner that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Taylors Corner.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Taylors Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Taylors Corner that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Taylors Corner.
    • North Carolina
      • Jones County
      • This Taylors Corner is located in Jones County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south of the Taylors Corner that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Taylors Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylors Corner ...

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.

  • Bullocks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
  • Cash Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Goldmans Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
  • Hicks Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
  • Howards Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
  • Lent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lent is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Loving Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Loving Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Fork
  • Mica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mica is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Penny Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Penny Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Corner
  • Pullers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
  • Range Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Range Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Raymonds Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
    • Sales Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sales Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Corner
    • Samuels Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
    • Young Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Young Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner

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

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Taylors Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylors Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Corner 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 Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1329, Longitude: -77.2939       In this case, the coordinates for Taylors Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.085 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.544 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.111 degrees.