Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Timbercrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timbercrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Timbercrest
- 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 Timbercrest:
- 35.970421, -79.010566
- 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 Timbercrest
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Timbercrest is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Timbercrest ...
We found eight communities that share the name Timbercrest.
Within North Carolina, the name Timbercrest is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Timbercrest is located in Jefferson County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Timbercrest.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Timbercrest is located in Gwinnett County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Timbercrest.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Timbercrest [Cook County].
- Kane County
- This Timbercrest is located in Kane County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Timbercrest.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Timbercrest is located in Allen County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Timbercrest.
- Cass 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 Indiana community of Timbercrest [Cass County].
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Timbercrest is located in Hamblen County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Timbercrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Timbercrest.
- Knox County
- This Timbercrest is located in Knox County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the west of the Timbercrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Timbercrest.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timbercrest ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Colony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Colony Park is located in Orange County
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Davie Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Falls of New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls of New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
- Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
- Five Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hickory Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Pine Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timbercrest and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Timbercrest to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timbercrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Timbercrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timbercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9704, Longitude: -79.0106 In this case, the coordinates for Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest 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 309.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.556 degrees. |