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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 Timber Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Grove 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 Timber Grove:
    • 45.200678, -122.446197
    • 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 Timber Grove
  • 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
    • Since Timber Grove is near Marion County and also Multnomah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah 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 Timber Grove

Communities Also Named Timber Grove ...

We found two communities that are also named Timber Grove.

Within Oregon, the name Timber Grove is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish and lies 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Timber Grove that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Timber Grove.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<1> to the east of the Timber Grove that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Timber Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Grove ...

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.

  • Beavercreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickey Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickey Prairie is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Prairie
  • Dodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dodge is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Fallsview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallsview is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsview
  • Faraday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Faraday is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
  • Fishers Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishers Corner is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Corner
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Liberal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Paradise Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
  • Shady Dell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Dell is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
  • Springwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
  • Union Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

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

  • Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Timber Grove to Oregon City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,695 miles [12,383.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timber Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Timber Grove 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 Timber Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2007, Longitude: -122.4462       In this case, the coordinates for Timber Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.84 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.269 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.99 degrees.