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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 Timberwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberwick 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 Timberwick:
- 35.156460, -85.238846
- 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 Timberwick
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Timberwick is near Sequatchie County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Timberwick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberwick ...
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.
- Cross Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dale Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Dana Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Echo Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Falling Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Galaxy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Garden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greens Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hidden Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irongate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Riverchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverchase is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Sandalwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Springcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
- Summertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Town Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Timberwick 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 Timberwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Timberwick and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Timberwick to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Timberwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Timberwick 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 Timberwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1565, Longitude: -85.2388 In this case, the coordinates for Timberwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.815 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.522 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.286 degrees. |
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