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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 Hollis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollis 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 Hollis:
    • 43.627302, -70.629223
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hollis
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hollis ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Hollis.

Within Maine, the name Hollis is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Hollis lies 2,791 miles [4,491.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
    • Arkansas
      • Perry County
      • This Hollis is located in Perry County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hollis.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Hollis is located in Kern County and lies 2,601 miles [4,185.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Hollis.
    • Georgia
      • Brooks County
      • This Hollis is located in Brooks County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Hollis.
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • This Hollis is located in Peoria County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Hollis.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cloud County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Hollis.
    • Mississippi
      • Calhoun County
      • This Hollis is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hollis.
    • Missouri
      • Oregon County
      • This Hollis is located in Oregon County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Hollis.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hollis is located in Hillsborough County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hollis.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Hollis is located in Queens County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Hollis.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Hollis is located in Rutherford County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Hollis.
    • Ohio
      • Gallia County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hollis [Gallia County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Harmon County
      • This Hollis is located in Harmon County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west of the Hollis that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Hollis.
    • Texas
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hollis [Madison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollis ...

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.

  • Bonny Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
    • Bonny Eagle is located in York County
  • Chicopee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in York County
  • Groveville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in York County
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
  • Roberts Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Roberts Corner is located in York County
  • Salmon Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Salmon Falls is located in York County
  • Sandy Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
    • Sandy Brook is located in York County
  • Two Trails
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Trails
    • Two Trails is located in Cumberland County
  • Union Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
    • Union Falls is located in York County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollis and extending to:

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hollis to Alfred, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,024 miles [6,476 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6273, Longitude: -70.6292       In this case, the coordinates for Hollis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hollis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hollis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hollis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.515 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.269 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.708 degrees.









 

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