Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holders and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holders
- 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 Holders:
- 34.139830, -83.631557
- 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 Holders
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Holders is near Hall County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- eBird sighting report for Banks 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holders ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Arcade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dry Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ednaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Hurricane Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Shoals
- Hurricane Shoals is located in Jackson County
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Banks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Red Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
How Far From Holders to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Holders and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Holders to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1398, Longitude: -83.6316 In this case, the coordinates for Holders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Holders 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 311.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.894 degrees. |