Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Timber Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Lakes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Timber Lakes
- 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 Timber Lakes:
- 40.473287, -111.247671
- 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 Timber Lakes
- 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 Wasatch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wasatch County
- Since Timber Lakes is near Summit County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Utah 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Timber Lakes ...
We found two communities that share the name Timber Lakes.
Within Utah, the name Timber Lakes is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Timber Lakes that is located in Wasatch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Timber Lakes.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Timber Lakes [Gloucester County].
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Lakes ...
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.
- Daniel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hailstone ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Hideout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Mountain Spa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Spa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spa
- Mountain Spa is located in Wasatch County
How Far From Timber Lakes 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 Timber Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timber Lakes and extending to:
- Heber City, which is the Seat of Wasatch County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Timber Lakes to Heber City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timber Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wasatch County: www.co.wasatch.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Timber Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timber Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4733, Longitude: -111.2477 In this case, the coordinates for Timber Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Timber Lakes 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> | 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. |
| <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 Timber Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.832 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.416 degrees. |