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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 Holly Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hill 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 Holly Hill:
- 38.630671, -75.824656
- 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 Holly Hill
- 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 Holly Hill is near Caroline County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Holly Hill
Communities Also Named Holly Hill ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Holly Hill.
There are three communities within Maryland that are also named Holly Hill.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Holly Hill.
- Montgomery County
- This Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Holly Hill.
- Prince George's County
- This Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Holly Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Holly Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Holly Hill.
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Holly Hill is located in Volusia County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Holly Hill.
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Holly Hill is located in Troup County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Holly Hill.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Holly Hill.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Holly Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Holly Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Holly Hill is located in Bucks County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Holly Hill.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Holly Hill.
- Pickens County
- This Holly Hill is located in Pickens County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Holly Hill.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Holly Hill is located in Washington County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holly Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Hill ...
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.
- Choptank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Federalsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Galestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hawkeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Marshyhope Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Sandtop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandtop is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtop
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
How Far From Holly Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holly Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Hill and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Hill to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> 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 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 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 three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Hill) 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 Holly Hill 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 Holly Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6307, Longitude: -75.8247 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.198 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.314 degrees. |
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