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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills:
    • 32.443199, -84.931319
    • 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 Holly Hills
  • 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 Holly Hills ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Holly Hills.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Holly Hills.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clarke County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Holly Hills.
    • Laurens County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Laurens County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Holly Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Holly Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Holly Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Holly Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Holly Hills [Vigo County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Holly Hills.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the west northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Holly Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Craven County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Holly Hills.
      • Lee County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Lee County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Holly Hills.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Holly Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Holly Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Greene County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Holly Hills.
      • Hamblen County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the north northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Holly Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Powhatan County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Holly Hills.
      • York County
      • This Holly Hills is located in York County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Holly Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Hills ...

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.

  • Booker Washington Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Washington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Washington Heights
    • Booker Washington Heights is located in Muscogee County
  • Cherokee Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
    • Cherokee Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
  • Dinglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
    • Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
  • Edgewood Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
  • Floyd Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lake Rushin Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Rushin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
      • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Magnolia Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
      • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Merrywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
      • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
    • Pleasantview
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
    • Quail Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
    • Regency Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
    • Sand Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Muscogee County
    • Valley Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Vista Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County

How Far From Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Hills and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Holly Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- Holly Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4432, Longitude: -84.9313       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Holly Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.506 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.786 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.799 degrees.









 

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