RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Campbell County >> Holton >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holton 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 Holton:
    • 36.565081, -84.037148
    • 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 Holton
  • 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Since Holton is near Whitley County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Holton

Communities Also Named Holton ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Holton.

Within Tennessee, the name Holton is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • 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 188 miles [302.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
      • 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 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
      • 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 541 miles [870.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
      • 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 485 miles [780.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
      • 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 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holton.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Holton lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
    • Quebec
      • This Holton lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
    • 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Holton that is located in Campbell County.
      • 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.

  • Coal Mine ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coal Mine is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine
  • Dixie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Highcliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Highcliff is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
  • Little White Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
  • Lot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Mountain Ash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ash
  • Packard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Peabody
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peabody is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Pearl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Red Ash
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
  • Stinking Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
  • Valley Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek

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 the White House.

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

  • Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holton to Jacksboro, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 county. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Holton 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 Holton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5651, Longitude: -84.0371       In this case, the coordinates for Holton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.124 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.928 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.419 degrees.