Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holiday Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holiday Village
- 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 Village:
- 42.518049, -96.357250
- 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 Holiday Village
- 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 Woodbury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woodbury County
- Since Holiday Village is near Dakota County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Holiday Village ...
We found two communities that share the name Holiday Village.
Within Iowa, the name Holiday Village is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- This Holiday Village is located in Dale County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holiday Village that is located in Woodbury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Holiday Village.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Holiday Village that is located in Woodbury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holiday Village.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Village ...
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.
- Dakota Dunes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Dunes
- Dakota Dunes is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota Dunes <2>
- Evergreen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Glen Ellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Merrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <2>
- Neptune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Plymouth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Sergeant Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
- Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <2>
- Yeomans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Holiday Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Village and extending to:
- Sioux City, which is the Seat of Woodbury County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Village to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holiday Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holiday Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holiday Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5180, Longitude: -96.3572 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Holiday Village 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 320.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.889 degrees. |