Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holiday Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holiday Hills
- 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 Holiday Hills:
- 39.187329, -77.063034
- 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 Holiday Hills
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Holiday Hills is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Holiday Hills ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Holiday Hills.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Holiday Hills.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Harford County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Harford County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Holiday Hills.
- Howard County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Howard County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Holiday Hills.
- Harford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Holiday Hills.
- Phillips County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Phillips County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Holiday Hills.
- Colorado
- Teller 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 Colorado community of Holiday Hills [Teller County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Holiday Hills.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holiday Hills.
- Pasco 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 Florida community of Holiday Hills [Pasco County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Holiday Hills.
- Hall County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hall County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Holiday Hills.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Adams County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Holiday Hills.
- McHenry County
- This Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the west northwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Holiday Hills.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Holiday Hills.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Clark County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Holiday Hills.
- Gallia County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the west of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Holiday Hills.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Holiday Hills.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Holiday Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Holiday Hills.
- Hardin County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Holiday Hills.
- Knox County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Knox County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Holiday Hills.
- Roane County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Roane County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Holiday Hills.
- Sullivan County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Holiday Hills.
- Texas
- Rains 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 Holiday Hills [Rains County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Holiday Hills.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Holiday Hills is located in Rock County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holiday Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Holiday Hills.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Hills ...
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.
- Camelback Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelback Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Edinburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Gold Mine Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Rolling Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Spring
- Sandy Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Spring <4>
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Holiday Hills 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 Holiday Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Hills and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holiday Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holiday Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holiday Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1873, Longitude: -77.0630 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Hills 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Holiday Hills 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'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 Holiday Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.886 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.48 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.613 degrees. |