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Communities Also Named Holton ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Holton.

Within Quebec, the name Holton is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Holton [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Bibb 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 Georgia community of Holton [Bibb County].
    • Indiana
      • Ripley County
      • This Holton is located in Ripley County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Holton.
    • Kansas
      • Jackson County
      • This Holton is located in Jackson County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Holton.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Holton is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Holton.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • This Holton is located in Muskegon County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Holton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Holton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holton.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Holton lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<3> to the northeast.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Holton is located in Campbell County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Holton.
    • Virginia
      • Wise 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 Virginia community of Holton [Wise County].
    • West Virginia
      • Morgan County
      • This Holton is located in Morgan County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<3> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Holton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holton ...

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.

  • Bridgetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Covey Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
  • Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Havelock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Henrysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysburg
  • Maple Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Russeltown Flats
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russeltown Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russeltown Flats
  • Tennessee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
  • Woods Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County (NY)

How Far From Holton 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 Holton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 101 miles [162.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Holton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Holton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Holton 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 . 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1361, Longitude: -73.6592    
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 Holton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.164 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.373 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.383 degrees.




 

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