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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 Timberview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberview and the surrounding area.
- 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 Timberview:
- 39.209552, -76.748027
- 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 Timberview
- 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 Timberview 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 Timberview
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberview ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Elkridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elkridge Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lawyers Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Long Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Marble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Phelps Luck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Relay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Relay is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Rockburn Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stony Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Thistle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Timber Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Timberview 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 Timberview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Timberview and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Timberview to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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- Timberview) 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 Timberview 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 Timberview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2096, Longitude: -76.7480 In this case, the coordinates for Timberview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.698 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.471 degrees. |
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