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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 Holiday Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Shores and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shores:
    • 35.342087, -80.060887
    • 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 Holiday Shores
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Holiday Shores is near Stanly County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Holiday Shores

Communities Also Named Holiday Shores ...

We found six communities that are also named Holiday Shores.

Within North Carolina, the name Holiday Shores is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Shores that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Holiday Shores.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west southwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Madison County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Washington County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Roane County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west of the Holiday Shores that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Holiday Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Shores ...

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.

  • Emerald Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Emerald Shores is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
  • Heathwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Lake in the Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake in the Pine is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake in the Pine
  • Liberty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Pee Dee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pee Dee is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
  • Refuge Mission
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge Mission is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Mission
  • River Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • River Haven is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
  • Springhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
  • Sugarloaf Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sugarloaf Shores is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
  • Woodrun
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodrun is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

How Far From Holiday Shores 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 Holiday Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Shores to Troy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 296 miles [476.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holiday Shores) 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 Holiday Shores 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 Holiday Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3421, Longitude: -80.0609       In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.771 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.053 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.164 degrees.