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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 Timberline Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberline Park 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 Timberline Park:
    • 39.467884, -76.595802
    • 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 Timberline Park
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Timberline Park is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Timberline Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberline Park ...

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.

  • Cockeysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dun Rovin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Glen Ellen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Green Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Havenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Hillendale Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
  • Hunt Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
  • Hunt Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Hunters Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Long Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Long Green is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lutherville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Manor Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
    • Manor Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Manor Oaks is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
    • Manor Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Manor Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Springs
    • Manor View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Manor View is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
    • Marble Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Mays Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowcliff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Meadowcliff is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
    • Meadowland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Orchard Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pot Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Providence is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Sunnybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Valley Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Timberline Park and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Timberline Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timberline Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Timberline Park 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 Timberline Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4679, Longitude: -76.5958       In this case, the coordinates for Timberline Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.187 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.304 degrees.