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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 Timberidge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberidge 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 Timberidge:
    • 34.390097, -83.970741
    • 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 Timberidge
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Timberidge is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Timberidge

Communities Also Named Timberidge ...

We found two communities that are also named Timberidge.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Timberidge.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Timberidge in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Timberidge is located in Fayette County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Timberidge that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Timberidge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Timberidge is located in Stafford County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timberidge that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Timberidge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberidge ...

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.

  • Big Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Big Oak is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Cherokee Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown Point is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Greystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greystone is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Holiday Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lake Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
  • Lake Shore
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Shore is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Leisure Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
  • Looper Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Looper Lake is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
  • Lumpkin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
  • Price
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Price is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Scoutland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Scoutland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
    • Squirrel Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
    • Summer Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • Wahoo Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
    • Wahoo Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
    • Wolfs Head
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head

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

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Timberidge to Gainesville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timberidge) 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 Timberidge 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 Timberidge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3901, Longitude: -83.9707       In this case, the coordinates for Timberidge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.032 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.513 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.964 degrees.