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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 Holiday Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Manor 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 Holiday Manor:
- 38.420947, -75.166297
- 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 Holiday Manor
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Holiday Manor is near Sussex County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Holiday Manor
Communities Also Named Holiday Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Holiday Manor.
Within Maryland, the name Holiday Manor is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Holiday Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Holiday Manor is located in Polk County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holiday Manor that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Holiday Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Manor ...
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.
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bramblewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Bunting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Hidden Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holiday Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
- Little Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Louis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Louis Heights is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
- Ocean Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Piney Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Island is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Island
- Piney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Point is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Salt Grass Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Grass Cove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Grass Cove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seabright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seabright is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
- Shingle Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shingle Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wood Duck Isle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Duck Isle is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Duck Isle
How Far From Holiday Manor 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 Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Manor and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Manor to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Manor 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 Holiday Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4209, Longitude: -75.1663 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.129 degrees. |
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