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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 Holiday Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Park 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 Holiday Park:
    • 32.486253, -84.890208
    • 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 Holiday Park
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Holiday Park is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Holiday Park

Communities Also Named Holiday Park ...

We found ten communities that are also named Holiday Park.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Holiday Park.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Columbia County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Columbia County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Holiday Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Lafayette Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Holiday Park [Lafayette Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Holiday Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Holiday Park.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Holiday Park.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Holiday Park.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Wood County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Holiday Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Holiday Park.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Holiday Park.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • This Holiday Park is located in Hampton City and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holiday Park that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Holiday Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Park ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Crystal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Edgewood Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Floyd Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
  • Lakeshore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Magnolia Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
  • Merrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasantview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Regency Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Sun Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
    • Willow Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Holiday Park 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 Holiday Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Park) 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 Holiday Park 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 Holiday Park 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 Holiday Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4863, Longitude: -84.8902       In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.484 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.767 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.774 degrees.