Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holland
- 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:
- 40.586494, -73.817912
- 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 Holland
- 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 Queens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- Since Holland is near Nassau County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Holland ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Holland.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Holland.
Beyond New York, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Holland is located in Faulkner County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Holland.
- Lonoke County
- This Holland is located in Lonoke County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the west southwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Holland.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- This Holland is located in Chattooga County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Holland.
- Hall County
- This Holland is located in Hall County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the southwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Holland.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Holland lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Holland is located in Hunterdon County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Holland.
- Monmouth County
- This Holland is located in Monmouth County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Holland.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Holland lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Holland that is located in Queens County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland ...
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.
- Breezy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <3>
- Far Rockaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Rockaway
- Far Rockaway is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Far Rockaway <3>
- Flatlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Howard Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Beach
- Howard Beach is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Beach <3>
- Ocean Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Ocean Point is located in Nassau County
- Ozone Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Park
- Ozone Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone Park <3>
- Rockaway Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Park
- Rockaway Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Park <3>
- Rockaway Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Point
- Rockaway Point is located in Queens County
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
- Seaside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sheepshead Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
- Wave Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wave Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wave Crest
- Wave Crest is located in Queens County
How Far From Holland 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holland and extending to:
- Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Holland to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,273 miles [6,876.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5865, Longitude: -73.8179 In this case, the coordinates for Holland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Holland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Holland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.845 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.387 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.639 degrees. |