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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 Timberland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberland Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Timberland Estates:
- 35.915345, -85.124406
- 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 Timberland Estates
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Timberland Estates is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Timberland Estates
Communities Also Named Timberland Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Timberland Estates.
Within Tennessee, the name Timberland Estates is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Timberland Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Timberland Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Timberland Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Timberland Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberland Estates ...
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.
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
- Foxfire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Hide-A-Way Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Howard Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Livesay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Livesay is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Todd Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Volunteer Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
How Far From Timberland Estates to ...
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 Timberland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timberland Estates and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Timberland Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Timberland Estates) 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 Timberland Estates 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 Timberland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9153, Longitude: -85.1244 In this case, the coordinates for Timberland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.048 degrees. |
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