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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 Timbercreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timbercreek 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 Timbercreek:
- 35.614306, -80.416448
- 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 Timbercreek
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Timbercreek is near Davidson County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Timbercreek
Communities Also Named Timbercreek ...
We found one communities that are also named Timbercreek.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Timbercreek.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Henderson County
- This Timbercreek is located in Henderson County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west of the Timbercreek that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Timbercreek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timbercreek ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Craven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Cross Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Faith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grady Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Granite Quarry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lock is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Mirror Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Sunrise Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Union Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Terrace is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
How Far From Timbercreek 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 Timbercreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timbercreek and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Timbercreek 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timbercreek) 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 Timbercreek 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 Timbercreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6143, Longitude: -80.4164 In this case, the coordinates for Timbercreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.22 degrees. |
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