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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 Holiday Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holiday Acres:
    • 39.203115, -84.382996
    • 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 Holiday Acres
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Holiday Acres is near Clermont County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Holiday Acres

Communities Also Named Holiday Acres ...

We found nine communities that are also named Holiday Acres.

Within Ohio, the name Holiday Acres is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Holiday Acres.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Holiday Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Holiday Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Holiday Acres.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the south southwest of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Holiday Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Holiday Acres.
      • Washington County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Washington County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holiday Acres.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Holiday Acres [Lincoln County].
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Charleston County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Holiday Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Holiday Acres is located in Amherst County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holiday Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Holiday Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Acres ...

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.

  • Branch Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Carthage is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Clare
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Hartwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hartwell is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Indian Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Indianview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indianview is located in Clermont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
  • Jones Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
  • Kennedy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Lincoln Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
  • Lockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lockland is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Mount Lookout
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Plainville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Plainville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Raiders Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
    • Reading
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Roselawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
    • Sixteen Mile Stand
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
    • Terrace Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
    • Wyoming
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

How Far From Holiday Acres 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 Holiday Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Acres and extending to:

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Acres to Cincinnati, with an average speed<4> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holiday Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Holiday Acres 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>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.
<5>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 Holiday Acres 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 Holiday Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2031, Longitude: -84.3830       In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.567 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.815 degrees.