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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 Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Oaks 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 Oaks:
- 38.319849, -76.686352
- 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 Oaks
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Holly Oaks is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Oaks
Communities Also Named Holly Oaks ...
We found two communities that are also named Holly Oaks.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Holly Oaks.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Holly Oaks in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Talbot County
- This Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Oaks that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Holly Oaks.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Oaks that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Holly Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Oaks ...
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.
- Burnt Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Buzzard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzard Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Point
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hurry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Leonardtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pawpaw Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Society Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tintop Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
How Far From Holly Oaks 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 Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Oaks and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Holly Oaks to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holly Oaks) 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 Oaks 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 Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3198, Longitude: -76.6864 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.157 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.79 degrees. |
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