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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 Hollis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollis 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 Hollis:
- 38.720359, -82.324873
- 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 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Hollis is near Lawrence County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Hollis
Communities Also Named Hollis ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Hollis.
Within Ohio, the name Hollis is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hollis lies 2,561 miles [4,121.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Hollis is located in Perry County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hollis.
- California
- Kern County
- This Hollis is located in Kern County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Hollis.
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Hollis is located in Brooks County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Hollis.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Hollis is located in Peoria County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Hollis.
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cloud County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Hollis.
- Maine
- York County
- This Hollis is located in York County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Hollis.
- Mississippi
- Calhoun County
- This Hollis is located in Calhoun County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hollis.
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Hollis is located in Oregon County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Hollis.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Hollis is located in Hillsborough County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hollis.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Hollis is located in Queens County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Hollis.
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- This Hollis is located in Rutherford County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Hollis.
- Oklahoma
- Harmon County
- This Hollis is located in Harmon County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hollis that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Hollis.
- Texas
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hollis [Madison County].
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.
- Angel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Angel is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Flag Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Greasy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hideaway Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Leaper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leaper is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
- Meadow Look
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
- Moody ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moody is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Patriot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raccoon Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sand Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
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 and using the location of where the historic community of Hollis once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollis and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hollis to Gallipolis, with an average speed<5> 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Hollis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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> | 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 Hollis 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 Hollis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7204, Longitude: -82.3249 In this case, the coordinates for Hollis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.078 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.046 degrees. |
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