Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hollowayville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollowayville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hollowayville

• 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 Hollowayville:
  • 41.364841, -89.294884
  • 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 Hollowayville

• 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 Bureau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Bureau County
  • Since Hollowayville is near Putnam County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • eBird sighting report for La Salle 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollowayville ...

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.

• Bureau Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
  • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
  • Bureau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
• Cherry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
  • Cherry is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry <1>
• Coal Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
  • Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
• Hicks Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
  • Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
• Ladd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • Ladd is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <1>
• Mark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
  • Mark is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mark <1>
• Spring Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <1>

How Far From Hollowayville 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 village such as Hollowayville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hollowayville and extending to:

• Princeton, which is the Seat of Bureau County, lies just to the West.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 110 miles [177 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hollowayville to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollowayville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov