Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Patent:
  • 43.241509, -75.256477
  • 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 Patent

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland Patent ...

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.

• Air City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Air City is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
• Big Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
• Fink Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fink Hollow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Hollow
• Floyd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Frenchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Gravesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Maple Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mapledale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mapledale is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Marcy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marcy is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcy <1>
• Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Estimated population in 2015: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
• Russia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Russia is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia

How Far From Holland Patent 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 village such as Holland Patent 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 Patent and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Holland Patent to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,237 miles [6,818.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'