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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Heights 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 Holly Heights:
- 35.286458, -85.145790
- 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 Heights
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Holly Heights is near Meigs County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Holly Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Holly Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Holly Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Holly Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south of the Holly Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Holly Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Holly Heights is located in York County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holly Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Holly Heights.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Holly Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Heights ...
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.
- Bakewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bakewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakewell
- Caramel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Cross Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Dana Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Flat Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Garden Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Irongate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irongate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lake Dweller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Lakesite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Mile Straight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
- Moon Shadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Shadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Shadows
- Prairie Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Peninsula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
- Ridge Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
- Sale Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandalwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
- Springcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
How Far From Holly Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Heights and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Heights to Chattanooga, 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 6 hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2865, Longitude: -85.1458 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.215 degrees. |
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