Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holladay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holladay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holladay
- 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 Holladay:
- 33.930945, -89.006449
- 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 Holladay
- 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Since Holladay is near Pontotoc County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Holladay ...
We found four communities that share the name Holladay.
Within Mississippi, the name Holladay is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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
- Virginia
- Tennessee
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.
- Anchor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bacon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Prospect ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shake Rag ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Thorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Holladay to ...
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:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies just to the South.
- 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holladay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 from Point A (ie- Holladay) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Holladay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.115 degrees. |