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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 Hollindale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollindale 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 Hollindale:
- 38.750948, -77.063311
- 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 Hollindale
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Hollindale is near Prince George's County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- 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 Hollindale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollindale ...
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.
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Fair Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fort Hunt
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Governors Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Gum Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harmony Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunter is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kerby Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Marlin Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Memorial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverside Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spring Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Sunnyview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Virginia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Hollindale 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 Hollindale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hollindale and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hollindale to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollindale) 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 Hollindale 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 Hollindale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7509, Longitude: -77.0633 In this case, the coordinates for Hollindale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.914 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.782 degrees. |
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