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

When in New Holland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Holland 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 New Holland:
    • 40.103325, -76.087063
    • 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 New Holland
  • 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 New Holland ...

We found eight communities that share the name New Holland.

Within Pennsylvania, the name New Holland is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This New Holland is located in Hall County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of New Holland.
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This New Holland is located in Logan County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of New Holland.
    • Indiana
      • Wabash 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 New Holland [Wabash County].
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This New Holland is located in Ottawa County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of New Holland.
    • North Carolina
      • Hyde County
      • This New Holland is located in Hyde County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the south of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of New Holland.
    • Ohio
      • Fayette County
      • This New Holland is located in Fayette County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of New Holland.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This New Holland is located in Aiken County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of New Holland.
    • South Dakota
      • Douglas County
      • This New Holland is located in Douglas County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Holland that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of New Holland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Holland ...

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.

  • Bareville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
    • Bareville is located in Lancaster County
  • Beartown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
  • Blue Ball
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Fivepointville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivepointville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivepointville
    • Fivepointville is located in Lancaster County
  • Frysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frysville
    • Frysville is located in Lancaster County
  • Goodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
    • Goodville is located in Lancaster County
  • Green Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
    • Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
  • Hatville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatville
    • Hatville is located in Lancaster County
  • Intercourse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mascot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mascot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Lancaster County
  • Meadville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Lancaster County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Red Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
      • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
    • Stumptown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumptown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
      • Stumptown is located in Lancaster County
    • Union Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
    • Weaverland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaverland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
      • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
    • Weavertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
      • Weavertown is located in Lancaster County

How Far From New Holland 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 New Holland to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Holland to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,391 miles [7,066.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 from Point A (ie- New Holland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Holland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1033, Longitude: -76.0871    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 New Holland 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 New Holland 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 307.239 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.888 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.828 degrees.









 

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