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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 Timothy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timothy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Timothy:
- 32.966804, -93.509896
- 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 Timothy
- 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 Webster Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
- Since Timothy is near Columbia County and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- 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 Timothy
Communities Also Named Timothy ...
We found seven communities that are also named Timothy.
Within Louisiana, the name Timothy is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Timothy [Clarke County].
- Illinois
- Cumberland County
- This Timothy is located in Cumberland County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Timothy that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Timothy.
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- This Timothy is located in Sampson County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Timothy that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Timothy.
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This Timothy is located in Overton County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Timothy that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Timothy.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Timothy [Navarro County].
- Virginia
- Craig County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Timothy [Craig County].
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Timothy [Manitowoc County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timothy ...
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.
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Carterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carterville is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Cotton Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Ivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Plain Dealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Timothy 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 Timothy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Timothy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Timothy and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Timothy to Minden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Timothy 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 parish. 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. |
| <2> | 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- Timothy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Timothy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Timothy 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 Timothy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9668, Longitude: -93.5099 In this case, the coordinates for Timothy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.009 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.189 degrees. |
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