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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 West Hollis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West 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 West Hollis:
- 43.626191, -70.656446
- 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 West 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 West Hollis is near Cumberland County and also Oxford 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 Oxford 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 West Hollis
Communities Also Named West Hollis ...
We found one communities that are also named West Hollis.
Within Maine, the name West Hollis is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named West Hollis in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This West Hollis is located in Hillsborough County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Hollis that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West Hollis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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 northeast)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Chicopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Lake Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Mills
- Perrys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Roberts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Ruin Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruin Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruin Corner
- Salmon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salmon Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Two Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Two Trails is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Trails
- Union Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
How Far From West 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 West Hollis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hollis and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Hollis to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 64 miles [103 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 464 miles [746.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 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 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,025 miles [6,477.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- West Hollis) 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 West 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 West Hollis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6262, Longitude: -70.6564 In this case, the coordinates for West Hollis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.532 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.721 degrees. |
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