Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Timber Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Timber Run

• 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 Run:
  • 39.226496, -76.806640
  • 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 Run

• 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Timber Run is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Run ...

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.

• Bonnie Brae
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
• Gray
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Grays Level
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
• Jonestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jonestown is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Locust Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Park is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
• Long Reach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Long Reach is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
• Phelps Luck
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Running Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Running Brook is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Thistle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
  • Thunder Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
  • Toll House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Toll House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
  • Vantage Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
  • Wheatfield Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
  • Woodland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

How Far From Timber Run to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Timber Run and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Timber Run to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'