Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Island:
  • 36.259230, -90.158153
  • 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 Holly Island

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Holly Island is near Dunklin County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Holly Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Island ...

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.

• Bell City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell City is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Carryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carryville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carryville
• Deer Land
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Land is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Land
• Dixie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dixie is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Frisbee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Frisbee is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbee
• Fritz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fritz is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Greenway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenway is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
• Hopewell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Leonard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Mitchell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Mitchell Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
• Mounds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mounds is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds

How Far From Holly Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Holly Island and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Holly Island to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'