Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hollinridge

• 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 Hollinridge:
  • 39.054831, -77.211092
  • 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 Hollinridge

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Hollinridge is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Hollinridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollinridge ...

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.

• Big Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
• Falls Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Falls Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Orchard
• Fallsgrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fallsgrove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsgrove
• Fox Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Glen Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glen Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
• Glen Query
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
• Hunting Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
• Lake Potomac
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Potomac Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <1>
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Stonebridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
  • Walnut Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
  • Windmill Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hollinridge and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hollinridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'