Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Timbers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Timbers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Timbers
- 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 The Timbers:
- 39.431775, -76.273845
- 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 The Timbers
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since The Timbers is near Baltimore County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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 The Timbers ...
We found six communities that share the name The Timbers.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named The Timbers.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This The Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Timbers that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Timbers.
- Anne Arundel County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This The Timbers is located in Mobile County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Timbers that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of The Timbers.
- Montgomery County
- This The Timbers is located in Montgomery County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the southwest of the The Timbers that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Timbers.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of The Timbers [Arapahoe County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This The Timbers is located in New Castle County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Timbers that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of The Timbers.
- Virginia
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of The Timbers [Fairfax County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Timbers ...
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.
- Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Bush River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Constant Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constant Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Edgewater Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Forest Greens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Greens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
- Forest Greens is located in Harford County
- Harbour Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Long Bar Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bar Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rivershore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivershore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
- Rivershore is located in Harford County
- Royal Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Trimble Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
- Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Woodland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
How Far From The Timbers to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Timbers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Timbers and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from The Timbers to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Timbers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Timbers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Timbers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4318, Longitude: -76.2738 In this case, the coordinates for The Timbers 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 The Timbers 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 The Timbers 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 307.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.968 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.182 degrees. |