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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 South Hollis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South 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 South Hollis:
- 43.569710, -70.631846
- 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 South Hollis
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since South Hollis is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 South Hollis
Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.
- Alewife
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alewife is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
- Bonny Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Chicopee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Lake Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Roberts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Salmon Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Sandy Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Brook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
- Union Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
How Far From South 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 South Hollis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Hollis and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from South Hollis to Augusta, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,439 miles [8,753.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,026 miles [6,479.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- South Hollis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 South Hollis 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 South Hollis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5697, Longitude: -70.6318 In this case, the coordinates for South Hollis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.526 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.272 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.74 degrees. |
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