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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 Timber Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Ridge 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 Timber Ridge:
    • 33.012347, -85.144108
    • 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 Timber Ridge
  • 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Since Timber Ridge is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Timber Ridge

Communities Also Named Timber Ridge ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Timber Ridge.

Within Georgia, the name Timber Ridge is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Cook County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Timber Ridge.
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Timber Ridge [DuPage County].
      • Henry County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Henry County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the north northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Timber Ridge.
      • McLean County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in McLean County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the north northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Timber Ridge.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Timber Ridge.
      • Carroll County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Timber Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in York County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Timber Ridge.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Horry County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Timber Ridge.
      • York County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in York County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the east northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Timber Ridge.
      • Washington County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Washington County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the north northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Timber Ridge.
      • Goochland County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Timber Ridge.
      • Rockbridge County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Timber Ridge.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Timber Ridge.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Timber Ridge is located in Kenosha County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north of the Timber Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Timber Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Ridge ...

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.

  • Cannonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannonville is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
  • Heatherbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Lees Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
  • Long Cane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Long Cane is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Maplecreek Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
  • Piney Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
  • River Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • River Trace is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
  • Shady Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
  • Smoke Rise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Turkey Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turkey Point is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point

How Far From Timber Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Timber Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timber Ridge) 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 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 Ridge 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 Timber Ridge 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 Timber Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0123, Longitude: -85.1441       In this case, the coordinates for Timber Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.045 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.753 degrees.