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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 Holiday Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Village 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 Holiday Village:
- 31.341004, -85.765214
- 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 Holiday Village
- 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Since Holiday Village is near Coffee County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Holiday Village
Communities Also Named Holiday Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Holiday Village.
Within Alabama, the name Holiday Village is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holiday Village that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holiday Village.
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- This Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holiday Village that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Holiday Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Village ...
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.
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxhill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhill
- Gerald
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gerald is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Heritage Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Honeysuckle Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
- Indian Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indigo is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo
- Level Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Olivers Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Regency Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
How Far From Holiday Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holiday Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Village and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Village to Ozark, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Village) 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 Holiday Village 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 Holiday Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3410, Longitude: -85.7652 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.917 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.347 degrees. |
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