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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holton
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Holton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Holton.
Within Tennessee, the name Holton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout 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
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- 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
- West Virginia
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) - Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Highcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Little White Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
- Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mountain Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ash
- Mountain Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Packard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Peabody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Red Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stinking Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinking Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
- Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
- Valley Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
How Far From Holton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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 '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.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.124 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.928 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.419 degrees. |