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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 Timberlane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberlane 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 Timberlane:
    • 32.247372, -90.823715
    • 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 Timberlane
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Timberlane is near Hinds County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Timberlane

Communities Also Named Timberlane ...

We found ten communities that are also named Timberlane.

Within Mississippi, the name Timberlane is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Timberlane is located in Montgomery County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Timberlane.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Timberlane is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Timberlane.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Timberlane is located in Hillsborough County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Timberlane.
    • Illinois
      • Boone County
      • This Timberlane is located in Boone County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Timberlane.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Timberlane is located in Caddo Parish and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Timberlane.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Timberlane is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Timberlane.
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the south southeast of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Timberlane.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pawnee County
      • This Timberlane is located in Pawnee County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Timberlane.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Timberlane is located in Pickens County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Timberlane.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Timberlane is located in King County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timberlane that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Timberlane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberlane ...

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.

  • Big Black
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Black is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
  • Cedars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cedars is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Halls Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Jeff Davis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
  • Jetts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jetts is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
  • Jonestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Porters Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
  • Redbone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbone is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
  • Stout
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stout is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

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

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

  • Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Timberlane to Jackson, 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 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Timberlane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Timberlane 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 Timberlane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2474, Longitude: -90.8237       In this case, the coordinates for Timberlane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.03 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.844 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.166 degrees.