Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holland Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holland Landing

• 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 Holland Landing:
  • 32.964849, -90.780654
  • 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 Holland Landing

• 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 Sharkey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
  • Since Holland Landing is near Hinds County and also Yazoo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo 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 Holland Landing

Communities Also Named Holland Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Holland Landing.

Within Mississippi, the name Holland Landing is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Holland Landing in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Holland Landing lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holland Landing that is located in Sharkey County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Landing ...

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.

• Big Eddy Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Big Eddy Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy Landing
• Booth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Booth is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Chapel Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chapel Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Landing
• Choctaw Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Choctaw Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Landing
• Delta City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Delta City is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
• Hollands ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hollands is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
• Panther Burn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
• Riverside Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
• Rolling Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <2>
• White House Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White House Landing is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

How Far From Holland Landing 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 community such as Holland Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holland Landing and extending to:

• Rolling Fork, which is the Seat of Sharkey County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Holland Landing to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,459 miles [12,004.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'