Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holland
- 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 Holland:
- 39.215876, -88.748949
- 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 Holland
- 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 Effingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- Since Holland is near Shelby County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Holland ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Holland.
Within Illinois, the name Holland is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Holland is located in Faulkner County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Holland.
- Lonoke County
- This Holland is located in Lonoke County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the south southwest of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Holland.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- This Holland is located in Chattooga County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Holland.
- Hall County
- This Holland is located in Hall County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the southeast of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Holland.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Holland lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Holland is located in Hunterdon County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Holland.
- Monmouth County
- This Holland is located in Monmouth County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Holland.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Holland is located in Erie County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Holland.
- Queens County
- This Holland is located in Queens County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Holland.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Holland lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holland that is located in Effingham County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland ...
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.
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Green Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Holliday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Magnolia Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Moccasin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Mode
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Post Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Holland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holland and extending to:
- Effingham, which is the Seat of Effingham County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holland to Effingham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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- Holland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2159, Longitude: -88.7489 In this case, the coordinates for Holland 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 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 Holland 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 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 Holland 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 315.144 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.768 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.826 degrees. |