Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holiday Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holiday Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 39.816779, -75.503810
- 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 Holiday Hills
- 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Holiday Hills is near Delaware County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Holiday Hills ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Holiday Hills.
Within Delaware, the name Holiday Hills is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Holiday Hills.
- Phillips County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Phillips County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Holiday Hills.
- Colorado
- Teller 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 Colorado community of Holiday Hills [Teller County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holiday Hills.
- Pasco 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 Florida community of Holiday Hills [Pasco County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Holiday Hills.
- Hall County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hall County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Holiday Hills.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Adams County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Holiday Hills.
- McHenry County
- This Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the west northwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Holiday Hills.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Holiday Hills.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Harford County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Holiday Hills.
- Howard County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Howard County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Holiday Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Holiday Hills.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Clark County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Holiday Hills.
- Gallia County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Holiday Hills.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Holiday Hills.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Holiday Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Holiday Hills.
- Hardin County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Holiday Hills.
- Knox County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Knox County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Holiday Hills.
- Roane County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Roane County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Holiday Hills.
- Sullivan County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Holiday Hills.
- Texas
- Rains 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 Texas community of Holiday Hills [Rains County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Holiday Hills.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Rock County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Holiday Hills.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday 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.
- Beau Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Birch Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
- Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Booths Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booths Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Boulder Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Brandywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brandywood is located in New Castle County
- Brookcroft
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
- Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Carpenter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County
- Cedartree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County
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- Greenshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County
- Greentree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Gristmill Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gristmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Grubbs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Gumwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Heatherbrooke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Hiddencreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiddencreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddencreek
- Hiddencreek is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Holly Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Indian Field
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Liftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Log Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Longview Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
- Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lynnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Maplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Maplechase is located in New Castle County
- Quarryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County
- Riverview Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
- Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Rockwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
- Silverside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Valley Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
- Valley Run is located in New Castle County
- Windy Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Woodside Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Woodstream Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Gardens
- Woodstream Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Greenshire
How Far From Holiday Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Hills and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Hills to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holiday Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holiday Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8168, Longitude: -75.5038 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday 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 Holiday 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.477 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.696 degrees. |