Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hollyridge:
  • 30.504914, -90.425088
  • 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 Hollyridge

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • Since Hollyridge is near Livingston Parish and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish

• 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 Hollyridge

Communities Also Named Hollyridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Hollyridge.

Within Louisiana, the name Hollyridge is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Hollyridge in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Stafford County
    • This Hollyridge is located in Stafford County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollyridge that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hollyridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollyridge ...

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.

• Baptist
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
• Cypress Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
• Happy Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
• Jena ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jena is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
• Kin Tally
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kin Tally is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kin Tally
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mason ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Oliver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Tallow Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
• University Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
• Woodland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hollyridge to Amite City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'