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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 Holladay:
33.930945, -89.006449
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We found four communities that are also named Holladay.
Within Mississippi, the name Holladay is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Tennessee
Benton County
This Holladay is located in Benton County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holladay that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Holladay.
Putnam County
This Holladay is located in Putnam County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northeast of the Holladay that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Holladay.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Holladay is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holladay that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Holladay.
Virginia
Spotsylvania County
This Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holladay that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Holladay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holladay ...
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.
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 Holladay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holladay and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Holladay to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holladay) 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 Holladay 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 Holladay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9309, Longitude: -89.0064 In this case, the coordinates for Holladay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.049 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.933 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.115 degrees.