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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 Holler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holler 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 Holler:
    • 39.470935, -77.156926
    • 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 Holler
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Holler is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Holler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holler ...

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.

  • Burrier Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burrier Knob is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Knob
  • Cover ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cover is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
  • Covers Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
  • Fuller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fuller is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Harvest Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Heise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heise is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
  • Liberty Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Knolls
  • Libertytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Libertytown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
  • Mountain Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
  • New Horizons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
  • Sams Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
  • Sun Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sun Valley Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
    • Timber Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Unionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Holler and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holler to Frederick, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 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 from Point A (ie- Holler) 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 Holler 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 Holler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4709, Longitude: -77.1569       In this case, the coordinates for Holler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.923 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.566 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.543 degrees.