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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 Timothy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timothy 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 Timothy:
    • 35.225443, -78.460007
    • 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 Timothy
  • 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
    • Since Timothy is near Johnston County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Timothy

Communities Also Named Timothy ...

We found seven communities that are also named Timothy.

Within North Carolina, the name Timothy is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Timothy [Clarke County].
    • Illinois
      • Cumberland County
      • This Timothy is located in Cumberland County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Timothy that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Timothy.
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Timothy [Webster Parish].
    • Tennessee
      • Overton County
      • This Timothy is located in Overton County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Timothy that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Timothy.
    • Texas
      • Navarro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Timothy [Navarro County].
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Timothy [Craig County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Timothy [Manitowoc County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timothy ...

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.

  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Halls Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Store is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Store
  • Herrings Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrings Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
  • Lees Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lees Mill is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
  • Mingo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingo is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Monks Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Monks Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Crossroads
  • Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Overshot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Overshot is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
  • Peacocks Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
  • Plain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plain View is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Woods Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woods Crossroads is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

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

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

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Timothy to Clinton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Timothy 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Timothy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Timothy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Timothy 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 Timothy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2254, Longitude: -78.4600       In this case, the coordinates for Timothy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.862 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.586 degrees.