Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hollingsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollingsworth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hollingsworth
- 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 Hollingsworth:
- 34.438713, -83.508225
- 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 Hollingsworth
- 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 Banks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Since Hollingsworth is near Habersham County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Habersham County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Hollingsworth ...
We found three communities that share the name Hollingsworth.
Within Georgia, the name Hollingsworth is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Hollingsworth is located in Calhoun County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollingsworth that is located in Banks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hollingsworth.
- Louisiana
- Red River Parish
- This Hollingsworth is located in Red River Parish and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollingsworth that is located in Banks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Hollingsworth.
- South Carolina
- Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Hollingsworth [Greenville County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollingsworth ...
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.
- Heads Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Banks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
- Jewelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Banks County
- Nancytown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - New Switzerland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Switzerland
- New Switzerland is located in Habersham County
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rogers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rogers Mill is located in White County
- Shorts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Mill
- Shorts Mill is located in Habersham County
How Far From Hollingsworth 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 Hollingsworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollingsworth and extending to:
- Homer, which is the Seat of Banks County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hollingsworth to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 472 miles [759.6 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollingsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Banks County: www.bankscountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollingsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollingsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4387, Longitude: -83.5082 In this case, the coordinates for Hollingsworth 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hollingsworth 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hollingsworth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.208 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.769 degrees. |