Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hollis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hollis
- 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 Hollis:
- 40.713194, -73.767098
- 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 Hollis
- 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 Hollis 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 Hollis ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Hollis.
Within New York, the name Hollis is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hollis lies 2,801 miles [4,507.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollis that is located in Queens County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollis ...
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.
- Floral Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Floral Park is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral Park <4>
- Fresh Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
- Fresh Meadows is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresh Meadows <4>
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Nassau County
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Little Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
- Little Neck is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Neck <4>
- Ozone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Parsons Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
- Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
- Queens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens <4>
- Queens Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Village
- Queens Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens Village <4>
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Terrace Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
- Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
- Valley Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <4>
How Far From Hollis 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 Hollis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollis and extending to:
- Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Hollis to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hollis. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hollis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7132, Longitude: -73.7671 In this case, the coordinates for Hollis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hollis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Hollis 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Hollis 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 305.801 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.358 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.56 degrees. |