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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 Holmesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holmesville 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 Holmesville:
    • 34.360164, -79.142816
    • 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 Holmesville
  • 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
    • Since Holmesville is near Dillon County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Holmesville

Communities Also Named Holmesville ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Holmesville.

Within North Carolina, the name Holmesville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holmesville.
    • Georgia
      • Appling County
      • This Holmesville is located in Appling County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Holmesville.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Holmesville is located in LaPorte County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Holmesville.
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This Holmesville is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Holmesville.
      • Union Parish
      • This Holmesville is located in Union Parish and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the west of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Holmesville.
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • This Holmesville is located in Pike County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Holmesville.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This Holmesville is located in Gage County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Holmesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Holmesville lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Holmesville is located in Chenango County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Holmesville.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This Holmesville is located in Holmes County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Holmesville.
      • Marion 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 Ohio community of Holmesville [Marion County].
      • Scioto County
      • This community is historic and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Holmesville.
    • Ontario
      • This Holmesville lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the north of the Holmesville that is located in Robeson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Dillon County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Holmesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmesville ...

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.

  • Fair Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Five Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Floyds Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Crossroads
  • Floyds Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Floyds Ferry is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Ferry
  • Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • High Hill Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
  • Lake View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • May Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • May Hilltop is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
  • Oliver Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
  • Squires
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Squires is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires

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

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

  • Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holmesville to Lumberton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Holmesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Holmesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Holmesville 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 Holmesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3602, Longitude: -79.1428       In this case, the coordinates for Holmesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.256 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.32 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.117 degrees.