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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 Holley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Holley:
- 34.663417, -84.828829
- 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 Holley
- 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 Murray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
- Since Holley is near Gordon County and also Whitfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield 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 Holley
Communities Also Named Holley ...
We found three communities that are also named Holley.
Within Georgia, the name Holley is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This Holley is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holley that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Holley.
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Holley is located in Orleans County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holley that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Holley.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Holley is located in Linn County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holley that is located in Murray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Holley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holley ...
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.
- Angelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angelville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
- Audubon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Audubon is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
- Ball Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Fields Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Keiths Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keiths Mill is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiths Mill
- Soapstick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Spring Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Place is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
How Far From Holley 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 Holley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holley and extending to:
- Chatsworth, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Holley to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Holley 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 Holley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6634, Longitude: -84.8288 In this case, the coordinates for Holley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.551 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.149 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.24 degrees. |
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