Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holland Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland Cove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holland Cove

• 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 Holland Cove:
  • 43.287009, -77.143590
  • 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 Holland Cove

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Holland Cove is near Monroe County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 Holland Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Cove ...

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.

• Fruitland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Furnaceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
• Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Joy is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Lake Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake Bluff is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
• Lime Kiln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Owls Nest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Owls Nest is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Resort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Resort is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resort
• Sunset View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunset View is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Whispering Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whispering Woods is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

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

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

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holland Cove to Lyons, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'