Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Timberlea:
  • 39.545385, -76.387739
  • 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 Timberlea

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

Communities Also Named Timberlea ...

We found one communities that are also named Timberlea.

Within Maryland, the name Timberlea is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Timberlea in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Timberlea lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timberlea that is located in Harford County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberlea ...

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.

• Cedarwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedarwood is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Forest Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Lake is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Fox Bow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Bow is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
• Frogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Frogtown is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Harvest Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Heritage Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Howard Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Howard Park is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
• Joppa Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
• Locust Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Longmeadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Longmeadow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Majors Choice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Majors Choice is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
  • Marywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Marywood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
  • Michaels Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
  • Parliament Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
  • Pleasantville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasantville is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Ridgeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeview is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Rock Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rock Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
  • Shamrock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Silver Spring Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Spring Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Heights
  • White House Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • White House Park is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
  • Willows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Willows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Winters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Winters Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run

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

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

• Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Timberlea to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'