Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hollansburg:
  • 39.998493, -84.793009
  • 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 Hollansburg

• 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
  • Since Hollansburg is near Wayne County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Hollansburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollansburg ...

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.

• Clark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clark is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Crete
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crete is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
• Fountain City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain City is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain City <1>
• Long
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Long is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Palestine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Palestine is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <1>
• Sharpeye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sharpeye is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpeye
• Weavers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Weavers is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
• Yankeetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankeetown is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

How Far From Hollansburg 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 village such as Hollansburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hollansburg and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hollansburg to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'