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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 Timberlake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberlake 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 Timberlake:
    • 35.807096, -78.586947
    • 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 Timberlake
  • 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 Timberlake ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Timberlake.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Timberlake.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Timberlake is located in Cumberland County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Timberlake.
    • Person County
      • This Timberlake is located in Person County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Timberlake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Timberlake is located in Clayton County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Timberlake.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Timberlake is located in Wicomico County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Timberlake.
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • This Timberlake is located in Lake County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Timberlake.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Timberlake is located in Greenville County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Timberlake.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Timberlake is located in Greenwood County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west southwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Timberlake.
      • Oconee County
      • This Timberlake is located in Oconee County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the west southwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Timberlake.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Timberlake is located in Henderson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Timberlake.
      • Knox County
      • This Timberlake is located in Knox County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the west of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Timberlake.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Timberlake is located in Rutherford County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the west of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Timberlake.
      • Washington County
      • This Timberlake is located in Washington County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the west northwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Timberlake.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Timberlake [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Timberlake is located in Campbell County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Timberlake.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Timberlake is located in Cabell County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timberlake that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Timberlake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberlake ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Wake County
  • Eagle Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Chase
    • Eagle Chase is located in Wake County
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Wake County
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Wake County
  • Golden Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Forest
    • Golden Forest is located in Wake County
  • Hearthstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hearthstone is located in Wake County
  • Heatherbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
    • Heatherbrook is located in Wake County
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Wake County
  • Hickory Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hollow
    • Hickory Hollow is located in Wake County
  • Hickory Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadows
    • Hickory Meadows is located in Wake County
  • Longview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Wake County
  • Maplewood Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Forest
    • Maplewood Forest is located in Wake County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Quail Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Wake County
    • Quail Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
      • Quail Meadow is located in Wake County
    • Quail Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Wake County
    • Queen Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Pines
      • Queen Pines is located in Wake County
    • Rollingwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Rollingwood is located in Wake County
    • Skycrest Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
    • Summit Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
      • Summit Ridge is located in Wake County
    • Waco Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Heights
      • Waco Heights is located in Wake County
    • Willow Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Wake County
    • Winter Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
      • Winter Park is located in Wake County
    • Woods Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
      • Woods Creek is located in Wake County

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

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

  • Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Timberlake to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timberlake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

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- Timberlake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timberlake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8071, Longitude: -78.5869       In this case, the coordinates for Timberlake 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Timberlake 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 Timberlake 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 308.921 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.148 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.444 degrees.









 

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