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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 Timberlane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberlane 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 Timberlane:
    • 32.467376, -93.890738
    • 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 Timberlane
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
    • Since Timberlane is near Bossier Parish and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Timberlane

Communities Also Named Timberlane ...

We found ten communities that are also named Timberlane.

There are two communities within Louisiana that are also named Timberlane.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Timberlane is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Timberlane.
    • Jefferson Parish
      • This Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Timberlane.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Timberlane is located in Montgomery County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Timberlane.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Timberlane is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Timberlane.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Timberlane is located in Hillsborough County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Timberlane.
    • Illinois
      • Boone County
      • This Timberlane is located in Boone County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Timberlane.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Timberlane is located in Warren County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Timberlane.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pawnee County
      • This Timberlane is located in Pawnee County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Timberlane.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Timberlane is located in Pickens County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Timberlane.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Timberlane is located in King County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timberlane that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Timberlane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberlane ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cut-off Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
  • Cynthia Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
  • Five Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Forest Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Gas Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Longwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silver Pine Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Steeple Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
    • Twilight Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

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

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Timberlane to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timberlane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Timberlane 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 Timberlane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4674, Longitude: -93.8907       In this case, the coordinates for Timberlane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.995 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.166 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.422 degrees.