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we pass this GPS location for Timber Ridge:
36.295106, -82.442366
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We found 22 communities that share the name Timber Ridge.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Timber Ridge.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Greene County
This Timber Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Timber Ridge.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Timber Ridge.
Arkansas
Pulaski County
This Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Timber Ridge.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Timber Ridge.
Georgia
Troup County
This Timber Ridge is located in Troup County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Timber Ridge.
Illinois
Cook County
This Timber Ridge is located in Cook County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Timber Ridge.
DuPage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Timber Ridge [DuPage County].
Henry County
This Timber Ridge is located in Henry County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Timber Ridge.
McLean County
This Timber Ridge is located in McLean County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Timber Ridge.
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Timber Ridge.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Timber Ridge.
Carroll County
This Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Timber Ridge.
Mississippi
Harrison County
This Timber Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Timber Ridge.
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Timber Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Timber Ridge.
Pennsylvania
York County
This Timber Ridge is located in York County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Timber Ridge.
South Carolina
Horry County
This Timber Ridge is located in Horry County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Timber Ridge.
York County
This Timber Ridge is located in York County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Timber Ridge.
Virginia
Frederick County
This Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Timber Ridge.
Goochland County
This Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Timber Ridge.
Rockbridge County
This Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Timber Ridge.
Rockingham County
This Timber Ridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Timber Ridge.
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
This Timber Ridge is located in Kenosha County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timber Ridge that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Timber Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Ridge ...
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.
Carter Crossing (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Timber Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timber Ridge and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Timber Ridge to Nashville, 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Timber Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timber Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2951, Longitude: -82.4424 In this case, the coordinates for Timber Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Timber Ridge 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>
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 Timber Ridge 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 311.163 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.787 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.832 degrees.