Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Holland Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holland Place

• 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 Holland Place:
  • 34.798144, -86.943895
  • 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 Holland Place

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Holland Place is near Colbert County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Holland Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Place ...

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.

• Bonnie Doone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
• Cloverleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
• Cottonwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Farmview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Farmview is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• French Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • French Mill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Glenn Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
• Green Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Indian Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
• Mayflower
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mayflower is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Piney Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
• Tanner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tanner is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tanner <1>
• Tanner Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
• Yorkshire
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holland Place and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Holland Place to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'