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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 Hollandale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollandale 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 Hollandale:
- 43.759795, -93.204531
- 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 Hollandale
- 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 Freeborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Freeborn County
- Since Hollandale is near Mower County and also Steele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mower County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steele 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 Hollandale
Communities Also Named Hollandale ...
We found two communities that are also named Hollandale.
Within Minnesota, the name Hollandale is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Hollandale is located in Washington County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hollandale that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hollandale.
- Wisconsin
- Iowa County
- This Hollandale is located in Iowa County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hollandale that is located in Freeborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Hollandale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollandale ...
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.
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Blooming Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollandale Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
- Maple Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Muckland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Muckland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
- Twin Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Hollandale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hollandale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollandale and extending to:
- Albert Lea, which is the Seat of Freeborn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hollandale to Albert Lea, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hollandale) 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 Hollandale 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 Hollandale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7598, Longitude: -93.2045 In this case, the coordinates for Hollandale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.923 degrees. |
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