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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hills:
    • 37.175422, -76.454949
    • 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 Holly Hills
  • 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 Holly Hills ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Holly Hills.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Holly Hills.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Powhatan County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Powhatan County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Holly Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Holly Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Holly Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Holly Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Holly Hills.
      • Laurens County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Laurens County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Holly Hills.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Holly Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Holly Hills [Vigo County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Holly Hills.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Holly Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Craven County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Holly Hills.
      • Lee County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Lee County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Holly Hills.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Holly Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Holly Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Greene County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Holly Hills.
      • Hamblen County
      • This Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the west of the Holly Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Holly Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Hills ...

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.

  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Newport News City
  • Dandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
    • Dandy is located in York County
  • Dare
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Dare is located in York County
  • Evergreen Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
    • Evergreen Shores is located in York County
  • Harpersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
    • Harpersville is located in Newport News City
  • Harris Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
    • Harris Grove is located in York County
  • Heritage Hamlet
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
    • Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
  • Hickory Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Kentucky Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentucky Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
    • Kentucky Farms is located in York County
  • Merry Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
    • Merry Oaks is located in Newport News City
  • Oyster Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
    • Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
  • Oyster Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Oyster Point is located in Newport News City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Patricia Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia Heights
      • Patricia Heights is located in Newport News City
    • Poor Farm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poor Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
      • Poor Farm is located in York County
    • Red Hill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
    • Victory Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
      • Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
    • Willow Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
      • Willow Green is located in Newport News City
    • Woods Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
      • Woods Run is located in Newport News City

How Far From Holly Hills 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 Holly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Holly Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1754, Longitude: -76.4549       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Holly Hills 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>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.
<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 Holly Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.653 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.905 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.13 degrees.




 

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