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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 Timberland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberland 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 Timberland:
    • 35.327895, -82.485398
    • 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 Timberland
  • 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 Timberland ...

We found four communities that share the name Timberland.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Timberland.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Hoke County
      • This Timberland is located in Hoke County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east of the Timberland that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Timberland.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Timberland is located in Placer County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timberland that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Timberland.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Timberland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the south of the Timberland that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Timberland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Burnett County
      • This Timberland is located in Burnett County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timberland that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Timberland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberland ...

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.

  • Bent Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
  • Crooked Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
    • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
  • Echo Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
    • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Henderson County
  • Glenn Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Hillgirt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillgirt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
    • Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Hunter Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Cave Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cave Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
    • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
  • Indian Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Indian Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
    • Laurel Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
      • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
    • Mountain Home
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <3>
    • Mountain Lake Camp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
      • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
      • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Plantation Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
      • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
    • Quail Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Rosebud
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
    • Sky Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
    • Stone Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
      • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Terrace Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
    • Timbercreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
      • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
    • Tree Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
      • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
    • Twin Brooks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
      • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
    • Valley Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Willow Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
      • Willow Bend is located in Henderson County

How Far From Timberland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Timberland to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Timberland to Raleigh, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timberland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timberland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3279, Longitude: -82.4854       In this case, the coordinates for Timberland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Timberland 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 311.18 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.667 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.124 degrees.









 

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