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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 Holly Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hill 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 Holly Hill:
    • 40.162610, -74.838775
    • 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 Holly Hill
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Holly Hill is near Burlington County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Holly Hill

Communities Also Named Holly Hill ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Holly Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Holly Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Holly Hill.
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Volusia County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Holly Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Troup County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Holly Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Holly Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Holly Hill.
      • Dorchester County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Holly Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Holly Hill.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Holly Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Holly Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Holly Hill.
      • Pickens County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Pickens County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Holly Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Holly Hill is located in Washington County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holly Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Hill ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Fairless Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Goldenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Indian Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Oaktree Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Thornridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • Will O Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Yellowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

How Far From Holly Hill 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 Holly Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Hill to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). 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 146 miles [235 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holly Hill) 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 Holly Hill 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 Holly Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1626, Longitude: -74.8388       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.492 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.051 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.265 degrees.