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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Timber Ridge
- 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:
- 39.429269, -77.104981
- 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 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Timber Ridge is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Ridge ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Timber Ridge.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Timber Ridge.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Timber Ridge.
- Anne Arundel County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Timber Ridge.
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Timber Ridge is located in Troup County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Timber Ridge.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Timber Ridge is located in Cook County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the west northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the west northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Timber Ridge.
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Timber Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 369 miles [593.8 km] to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 362 miles [582.6 km] to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 128 miles [206 km] to the south southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll 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 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Timber Ridge.
- Alabama
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.
- Cover ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Covers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Dales Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dales Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
- Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
- Daniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Day
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fuller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
- Holler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- New Horizons
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Red Fox Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
- Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
- River Wood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Wood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
- River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
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- Stone House Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Sun Valley Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Windsong Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms
- Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
- Stone House Village
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:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Timber Ridge to Westminster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timber Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timber Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4293, Longitude: -77.1050 In this case, the coordinates for Timber Ridge 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 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 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> | 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 Ridge 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 307.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.527 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.537 degrees. |