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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 Hollisters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollisters 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 Hollisters:
    • 40.384821, -82.248005
    • 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 Hollisters
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Hollisters is near Coshocton County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Hollisters

Communities Also Named Hollisters ...

We found one communities that are also named Hollisters.

Within Ohio, the name Hollisters is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Hollisters in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Hollisters is located in Lackawanna County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollisters that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Hollisters.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollisters ...

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.

  • Bluff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bluff is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Four Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Corners is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Front Royal ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Front Royal is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Henpeck ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Howard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jelloway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mohawk Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
  • Nellie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Owls Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
  • Pipesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain

How Far From Hollisters 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 Hollisters 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<3> community of Hollisters once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollisters and extending to:

  • Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hollisters to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<4> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Hollisters) 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>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 Hollisters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hollisters 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 Hollisters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3848, Longitude: -82.2480       In this case, the coordinates for Hollisters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.989 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.468 degrees.