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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 Holly Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Meadows and the surrounding area.
- 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 Meadows:
- 36.074861, -79.228905
- 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 Holly Meadows
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Holly Meadows is near Alamance County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Holly Meadows
Communities Also Named Holly Meadows ...
We found one communities that are also named Holly Meadows.
Within North Carolina, the name Holly Meadows is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Holly Meadows in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This Holly Meadows is located in Tucker County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north of the Holly Meadows that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Holly Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Meadows ...
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.
- Cheeks Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Florence Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Flying Elephant Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Miles
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Orange Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Rosewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Stagecoach Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Stagecoach Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Sugar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Holly Meadows 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 Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Meadows and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Holly Meadows to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Meadows) 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 Holly Meadows 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 Holly Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0749, Longitude: -79.2289 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.283 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.607 degrees. |
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