Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holiday Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holiday Island
- 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 Holiday Island:
- 36.087660, -76.382993
- 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 Holiday Island
- 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 Perquimans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
- Since Holiday Island is near Chowan County and also Pasquotank County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- eBird sighting report for Pasquotank 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 Holiday Island ...
We found one communities that share the name Holiday Island.
Within North Carolina, the name Holiday Island is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Holiday Island in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Holiday Island is located in Carroll County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Island that is located in Perquimans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Holiday Island.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Island ...
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.
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bob White Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob White Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White Fork
- Bob White Fork is located in Pasquotank County
- Forestburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Chowan County
- Listers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Corner
- Listers Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Nixons Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Beach
- Nixons Beach is located in Chowan County
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Rabbit Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
- Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- River Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Neck
- River Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Soundside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Holiday Island 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 Holiday Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Island and extending to:
- Hertford, which is the Seat of Perquimans County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Island to Raleigh, 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holiday Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perquimans County: www.co.perquimans.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holiday Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0877, Longitude: -76.3830 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Island 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 Holiday Island 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 307.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.755 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.501 degrees. |