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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holgate and the surrounding area.
- 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 Holgate:
- 41.249993, -84.132852
- 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 Holgate
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Holgate is near Defiance County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Holgate
Communities Also Named Holgate ...
We found one communities that are also named Holgate.
Within Ohio, the name Holgate is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Holgate in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Holgate is located in Ocean County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the east of the Holgate that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Holgate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holgate ...
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.
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Continental
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
How Far From Holgate 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 Holgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holgate and extending to:
- Napoleon, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Holgate to Napoleon, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Holgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2500, Longitude: -84.1329 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.062 degrees. |
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