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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 Holly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills:
    • 39.796780, -75.487142
    • 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 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Holly Hills is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Holly Hills ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Holly Hills.

Within Delaware, the name Holly Hills is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Holly Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Holly Hills.
      • Laurens County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Laurens County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Holly Hills.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Holly Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Holly Hills [Vigo County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Holly Hills.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Holly Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Craven County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Holly Hills.
      • Lee County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Lee County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Holly Hills.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Holly Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Holly Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Greene County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Holly Hills.
      • Hamblen County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Holly Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Powhatan County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Holly Hills.
      • York County
      • This Holly Hills is located in York County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Holly Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly 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.

  • Boulder Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Carpenter
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carpenter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cedartree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedartree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Greenmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greenmount is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Greenshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenshire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greentree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Gristmill Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
  • Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
  • Gumwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
  • Heatherbrooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hillendale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holiday Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holly Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
    • Indian Field
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
    • Kings Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Log Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Log Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
    • Longview Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
    • Lynnfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Maplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
    • Quarryville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quarryville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Rolling Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stockdale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Valley Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
    • Windy Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodside Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

How Far From Holly Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Holly Hills to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Holly 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>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 Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7968, Longitude: -75.4871       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.908 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.465 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.698 degrees.