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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:
    • 35.952581, -84.012132
    • 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 Timbercrest
  • 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 Timbercrest ...

We found eight communities that share the name Timbercrest.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hamblen County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Hamblen County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timbercrest that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Timbercrest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Jefferson County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Knox 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 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south of the Timbercrest that is located in Knox 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 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Timbercrest that is located in Knox 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 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north of the Timbercrest that is located in Knox 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 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east of the Timbercrest that is located in Knox 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.

  • Cherokee Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
    • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Knox County
  • Deep Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
  • Fair Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
  • Galewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Galewood is located in Knox County
  • Green Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
  • Landmark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Landmark is located in Knox County
  • Lyons View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
    • Lyons View is located in Knox County
  • Marble City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
    • Marble City is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 Knox County
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
    • Pleasant Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Ridgedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
      • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Rocky Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
    • Stonebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
      • Stonebrook is located in Knox County
    • Third Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
      • Third Creek is located in Knox County
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Knox County

How Far From Timbercrest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Timbercrest to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timbercrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Timbercrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timbercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9526, Longitude: -84.0121       In this case, the coordinates for Timbercrest 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 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>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 Timbercrest 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 312.099 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.811 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.575 degrees.




 

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