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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:
    • 35.004332, -79.289757
    • 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 Timberland
  • 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 Hoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
    • Since Timberland is near Scotland County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Timberland

Communities Also Named Timberland ...

We found four communities that are also named Timberland.

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

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Henderson County
      • This Timberland is located in Henderson County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west of the Timberland that is located in Hoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Timberland.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Timberland is located in Placer County and lies 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Timberland that is located in Hoke 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 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Timberland that is located in Hoke 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 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Timberland that is located in Hoke 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.

  • Arabia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Arabia is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Crump Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
  • Edinburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edinburgh is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gold Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Puppy Creek Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Puppy Creek Ford is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puppy Creek Ford
  • Silver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Hoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City

How Far From Timberland 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 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:

  • Raeford, which is the Seat of Hoke County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Timberland to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Timberland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timberland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0043, Longitude: -79.2898       In this case, the coordinates for Timberland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.334 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.503 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.972 degrees.