Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Timbuctoo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timbuctoo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Timbuctoo
- 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 Timbuctoo:
- 40.003168, -74.814052
- 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 Timbuctoo
- 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Since Timbuctoo is near Bucks County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Timbuctoo ...
We found two communities that share the name Timbuctoo.
Within New Jersey, the name Timbuctoo is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timbuctoo ...
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.
- Chambers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
- Crescent Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
- Deacons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fostertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Fostertown is located in Burlington County
- Kirbys Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
- Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
- Martins Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Burlington County
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Burlington County
- Orchard View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Burlington County
- Pennypacker Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypacker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
- Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
- Scratch Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scratch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ridge
- Scratch Ridge is located in Burlington County
- Twin Hill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
- Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Burlington County
- Woodlane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Timbuctoo 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 Timbuctoo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Timbuctoo and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Timbuctoo to Trenton, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timbuctoo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Timbuctoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Timbuctoo 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Timbuctoo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timbuctoo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0032, Longitude: -74.8141 In this case, the coordinates for Timbuctoo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Timbuctoo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.492 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.026 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.323 degrees. |