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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 Timbercrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest:
    • 36.270924, -83.327117
    • 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 Timbercrest
  • 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Since Timbercrest is near Grainger County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Timbercrest

Communities Also Named Timbercrest ...

We found eight communities that are also named Timbercrest.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Timbercrest.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Knox County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Knox County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Timbercrest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Jefferson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Timbercrest.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Gwinnett County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Timbercrest.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Timbercrest [Cook County].
      • Kane County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Kane County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Timbercrest.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Allen County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Timbercrest.
      • Cass 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 Indiana community of Timbercrest [Cass County].
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Orange County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east of the Timbercrest that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Timbercrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timbercrest ...

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.

  • Beans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Boggs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boggs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
  • Casablanca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
  • Cherokee Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • Crockett Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
  • Echo Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Gaby Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hopper Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jaybird
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Kentucky Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Liberty Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Long Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
    • Marshalls Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
    • Mary Chapel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mary Chapel is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel
    • Mountain View Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Ridgeview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
    • Vantage View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
    • Wildwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Timbercrest to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timbercrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Timbercrest 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>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 Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2709, Longitude: -83.3271       In this case, the coordinates for Timbercrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.39 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.204 degrees.