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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 Holeb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holeb 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 Holeb:
- 45.577060, -70.456976
- 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 Holeb
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Holeb is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Holeb
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holeb ...
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.
- Boundary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Dennistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dennistown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown
- Dyerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dyerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
- Jackman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackman Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackman Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Mill
- Moose River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moose River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Skinner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Three Streams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Streams is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Streams
How Far From Holeb to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holeb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holeb and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holeb to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,951 miles [6,358.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holeb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holeb 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 Holeb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5771, Longitude: -70.4570 In this case, the coordinates for Holeb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.55 degrees. |
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