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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hollywood:
    • 30.949900, -91.409003
    • 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 Hollywood
  • 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 Hollywood ...

We found 52 communities that share the name Hollywood.

There are four communities within Louisiana that are also named Hollywood.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Caddo Parish
      • This Hollywood is located in Caddo Parish and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Hollywood.
    • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Hollywood is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Hollywood.
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Hollywood [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Hollywood is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Hollywood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Hollywood is located in Jackson County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hollywood.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hollywood is located in Jefferson County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hollywood.
    • Arizona
      • Graham County
      • This Hollywood is located in Graham County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Hollywood.
    • Arkansas
      • Clark County
      • This Hollywood is located in Clark County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hollywood.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Hollywood.
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Hollywood is located in Teller County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Hollywood.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Hollywood is located in Broward County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Hollywood.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Hollywood is located in Dougherty County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Hollywood.
      • Habersham County
      • This Hollywood is located in Habersham County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Hollywood.
      • Richmond 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 Hollywood [Richmond County].
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Hollywood is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Hollywood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Hollywood [Cook County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Hollywood is located in Fayette County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hollywood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Hollywood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hollywood.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Hollywood is located in Prince George's County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hollywood.
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km] to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Hollywood.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Hollywood is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Hollywood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth 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 Massachusetts community of Hollywood [Plymouth County].
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Hollywood is located in Berrien County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Hollywood.
    • Minnesota
      • Carver County
      • This Hollywood is located in Carver County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the north of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Hollywood.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Hollywood is located in Tunica County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Hollywood.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Hollywood is located in Dunklin County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Hollywood.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Hollywood [Monmouth County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hollywood is located in Lincoln County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hollywood.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Hollywood is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Hollywood.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Hollywood is located in Carteret County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Hollywood.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Hollywood is located in Cumberland County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hollywood.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland 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 Oklahoma community of Hollywood [Cleveland County].
    • Oregon
      • Marion 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 Oregon community of Hollywood [Marion County].
      • Multnomah County
      • This Hollywood is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hollywood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Hollywood is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Hollywood.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Hollywood is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km] to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hollywood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hollywood is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hollywood.
      • York 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 Pennsylvania community of Hollywood [York County].
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Hollywood is located in Charleston County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Hollywood.
      • Horry County
      • This Hollywood is located in Horry County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Hollywood.
      • Richland County
      • This Hollywood is located in Richland County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Hollywood.
      • Saluda 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 South Carolina community of Hollywood [Saluda County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Hollywood [Hamilton County].
      • Maury County
      • This Hollywood is located in Maury County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Hollywood.
      • Shelby County
      • This Hollywood is located in Shelby County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Hollywood.
    • Texas
      • Jefferson 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 Texas community of Hollywood [Jefferson County].
    • Virginia
      • Appomattox County
      • This Hollywood is located in Appomattox County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Hollywood.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Hollywood is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Hollywood.
      • Suffolk City
      • 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 Hollywood [Suffolk City].
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Hollywood is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Hollywood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Hollywood is located in King County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Hollywood.
    • West Virginia
      • Monroe County
      • This Hollywood is located in Monroe County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hollywood that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hollywood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollywood ...

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.

  • Alice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Brake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
    • Brake is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Donegal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
    • Donegal is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
  • Elm Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Flower Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
    • Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Retreat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Rosebank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
    • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Solitude
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solitude have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Solitude is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Spillman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman
    • Spillman is located in West Feliciana Parish

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

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

  • Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hollywood to Saint Francisville, 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.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9499, Longitude: -91.4090       In this case, the coordinates for Hollywood 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 Hollywood 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 parish. 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 Hollywood 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 316.253 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.931 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.60 degrees.









 

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