Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holly Hills
- 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 Holly Hills:
- 35.080159, -77.111895
- 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 Holly Hills
- 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Since Holly Hills is near Jones County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Holly Hills ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Holly Hills.
There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Holly Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Lee County
- This Holly Hills is located in Lee County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Holly Hills.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Holly Hills.
- Rockingham County
- This Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Holly Hills.
- Lee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Holly Hills.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Holly Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Holly Hills.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Holly Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Holly Hills.
- Laurens County
- This Holly Hills is located in Laurens County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Holly Hills.
- Muscogee County
- This Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Holly Hills.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Holly Hills [Vigo County].
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Holly Hills.
- Lowndes County
- This Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Holly Hills.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Holly Hills is located in Greene County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Holly Hills.
- Hamblen County
- This Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Holly Hills.
- Virginia
- Powhatan County
- This Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Holly Hills.
- York County
- This Holly Hills is located in York County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Holly Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Hills ...
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.
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Craven Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craven Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Terrace
- Craven Terrace is located in Craven County
- Cypress Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
- Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - James City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jones Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
- River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Tenmile Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
How Far From Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Hills and extending to:
- New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Holly Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0802, Longitude: -77.1119 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Holly Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Holly Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.11 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.113 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.129 degrees. |