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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 Hollands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollands 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 Hollands:
    • 35.723214, -77.476914
    • 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 Hollands
  • 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
    • Since Hollands is near Edgecombe County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Hollands

Communities Also Named Hollands ...

We found two communities that are also named Hollands.

Within North Carolina, the name Hollands is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Sharkey County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hollands [Sharkey County].
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Laurens County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Hollands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollands ...

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.

  • Bruce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bruce is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • California
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • California is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Conetoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Crisp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crisp is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Falkland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falkland is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Green Farm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Green Farm is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Farm
  • House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • House is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Kings Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
  • Meadowbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Mildred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
  • Minnie Bert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Minnie Bert is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Bert
  • Penny Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Penny Hill is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Hill
  • Rock Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Spring is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
  • Sharp Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hollands and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hollands to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hollands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hollands 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 Hollands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7232, Longitude: -77.4769       In this case, the coordinates for Hollands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.419 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.046 degrees.