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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 Timber Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Lane 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 Timber Lane:
- 30.048200, -95.396100
- 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 Timber Lane
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Timber Lane is near Montgomery County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Timber Lane
Communities Also Named Timber Lane ...
We found one communities that are also named Timber Lane.
Within Texas, the name Timber Lane is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Timber Lane in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Timber Lane is located in Cook County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Timber Lane that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Timber Lane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber Lane ...
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.
- Bordersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Cypresswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Foxwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glen Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Greengate Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Post Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Post Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
- Sandpiper
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandpiper is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Sandpiper Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Terranova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
How Far From Timber Lane 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 Timber Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Timber Lane and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Timber Lane to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,795 miles [12,544.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Timber Lane) 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 Timber Lane 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 Timber Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0482, Longitude: -95.3961 In this case, the coordinates for Timber Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.619 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.341 degrees. |
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