RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Troup County >> Holly Hill >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holly Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hill 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 Hill:
    • 33.085401, -85.051328
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Since Holly Hill is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Holly Hill ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Holly Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Holly Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Holly Hill.
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Volusia County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Holly Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Holly Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Holly Hill.
      • Dorchester County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Holly Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Holly Hill.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Holly Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Holly Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Bucks County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Holly Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Holly Hill.
      • Pickens County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Pickens County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Holly Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Washington County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holly Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Hill ...

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.

  • Beaver Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Creek Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
  • Eagles Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lees Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
  • Meadowlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Mooty Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
  • Piney Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Riverwood is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Sassafrass Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
  • Sunny Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • View Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • View Pointe is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Holly Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Hill) 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 Holly Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0854, Longitude: -85.0513       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.611 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.997 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.701 degrees.