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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 Hollands Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollands Crossroads 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 Hollands Crossroads:
    • 38.447340, -75.848267
    • 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 Hollands Crossroads
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Hollands Crossroads is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Hollands Crossroads

Communities Also Named Hollands Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Hollands Crossroads.

Within Maryland, the name Hollands Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hollands Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Hollands Crossroads is located in Wayne County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hollands Crossroads that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hollands Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollands Crossroads ...

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.

  • Brick House Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brick House Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Landing
  • Butlers Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Butlers Beach is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Beach
  • Cedar Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
  • Cokeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
  • Gum Swamp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gum Swamp is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
  • Henrys Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrys Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Crossroads
  • Jenkins Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
  • Lewis Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lewis Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Landing
  • Rabbit Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
  • Ralph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Rocky Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Hook is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hook
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hollands Crossroads to Cambridge, 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 four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hollands Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hollands Crossroads 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 Hollands Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4473, Longitude: -75.8483       In this case, the coordinates for Hollands Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.224 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.613 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.397 degrees.