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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Holton:
- 39.075218, -85.384619
- 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 Holton
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Holton is near Jennings County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Holton
Communities Also Named Holton ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Holton.
Within Indiana, the name Holton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Holton [Los Angeles County].
- Georgia
- Bibb 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 Georgia community of Holton [Bibb County].
- Kansas
- Jackson County
- This Holton is located in Jackson County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<3> to the west of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Holton.
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Holton is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Holton.
- Michigan
- Muskegon County
- This Holton is located in Muskegon County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<3> to the north of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Holton.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Holton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holton.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Holton lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- Quebec
- This Holton lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Holton is located in Campbell County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Holton.
- Virginia
- Wise 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 Virginia community of Holton [Wise County].
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Holton is located in Morgan County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<3> to the east of the Holton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Holton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holton ...
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.
- Barbersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
- Brewersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Butlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Correct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Correct is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Grayford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Jolleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
- Lookout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nebraska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Otter Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pierceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pinhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Prattsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Holton 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 town such as Holton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holton and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Holton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 448 miles [721 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Holton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Holton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holton 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 Holton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0752, Longitude: -85.3846 In this case, the coordinates for Holton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.982 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.27 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.307 degrees. |
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