Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Timber Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Timber Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 34.799813, -92.227926
- 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 Creek
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Timber Creek is near Faulkner County and also Lonoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke 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 Creek ...
We found six communities that share the name Timber Creek.
Within Arkansas, the name Timber Creek is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Timber Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Timber Creek that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Timber Creek.
- Kansas
- Riley 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 Timber Creek [Riley County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timber Creek that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Timber Creek.
- Nebraska
- Nance County
- This Timber Creek is located in Nance County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timber Creek that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nance County community of Timber Creek.
- New Jersey
- Camden 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 Creek [Camden County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Timber Creek is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east of the Timber Creek that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Timber Creek.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Creek ...
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.
- Amboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Booker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Eureka Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Garden
- Eureka Garden is located in Pulaski County
- Fairman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Melanie Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melanie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie Park
- Melanie Park is located in Pulaski County
- Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pecan Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Rose City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Silver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Pulaski County
How Far From Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timber Creek and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Timber Creek to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timber Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timber Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timber Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7998, Longitude: -92.2279 In this case, the coordinates for Timber Creek 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Timber Creek 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 Creek 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 317.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.494 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.341 degrees. |