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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 Timberlane Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timberlane Acres 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 Timberlane Acres:
- 30.087996, -95.238822
- 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 Timberlane Acres
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Timberlane Acres is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Timberlane Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Timberlane Acres ...
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 southwest)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Elm Grove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Foxwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Greengate Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Greentree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Hidden Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
- Humble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Intercontinental Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moonshine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moonshine Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine Hill
- Post Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
- Timber Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Timber Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Forest
- Woodbranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
How Far From Timberlane Acres 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 Timberlane Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Timberlane Acres and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Timberlane Acres to Conroe, 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 149 miles [239.8 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,787 miles [12,532 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timberlane Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Timberlane Acres 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 Timberlane Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0880, Longitude: -95.2388 In this case, the coordinates for Timberlane Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.271 degrees. |
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