Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holton
- 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 Holton:
- 43.081191, -71.907858
- 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 Holton
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Holton is near Merrimack County and also Cheshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Holton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Holton.
Within New Hampshire, the name Holton is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Holton lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Holton that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Quebec
- This Holton lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Holton that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holton ...
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.
- Box Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
- Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Chase Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Everett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Francestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francestown
- Francestown is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francestown <5>
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Hillsborough County
- Melvin Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Tavern Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
How Far From Holton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holton and extending to:
- Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holton to Nashua, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
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 Holton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Holton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0812, Longitude: -71.9079 In this case, the coordinates for Holton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Holton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.147 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.589 degrees. |