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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 Holladay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holladay 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 Holladay:
- 35.870619, -88.145872
- 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 Holladay
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Holladay is near Carroll County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Holladay
Communities Also Named Holladay ...
We found four communities that are also named Holladay.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Holladay.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Putnam County
- This Holladay is located in Putnam County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east of the Holladay that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Holladay.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Holladay is located in Chickasaw County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holladay that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Holladay.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Holladay is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holladay that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Holladay.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holladay that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Holladay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holladay ...
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.
- Chaseville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Dollar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Hydro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hydro is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Pond Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Branch is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Branch
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Spanish Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
- Sugar Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Yellow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Holladay 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 community such as Holladay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holladay and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Holladay to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Holladay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Holladay 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 Holladay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8706, Longitude: -88.1459 In this case, the coordinates for Holladay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.633 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.345 degrees. |
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