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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 Timber Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Trails 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 Timber Trails:
- 36.130137, -80.106155
- 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 Timber Trails
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Timber Trails is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Timber Trails
Communities Also Named Timber Trails ...
We found four communities that are also named Timber Trails.
Within North Carolina, the name Timber Trails is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timber Trails that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Timber Trails.
- Nevada County
- This Timber Trails is located in Nevada County and lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km] to the west northwest of the Timber Trails that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Timber Trails.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Timber Trails is located in Lake County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timber Trails that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Timber Trails.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Timber Trails is located in Rapides Parish and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timber Trails that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Timber Trails.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Trails ...
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.
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Greystone Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- High Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Smokerise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Sun Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Timber Trails 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 Timber Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timber Trails and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Timber Trails to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timber Trails) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Timber Trails 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 Timber Trails. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1301, Longitude: -80.1062 In this case, the coordinates for Timber Trails have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.79 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.937 degrees. |
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