|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Holly Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Holly Woods 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 The Holly Woods:
- 38.264200, -77.355200
- 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 The Holly Woods
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since The Holly Woods is near King George County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 The Holly Woods
Communities Also Named The Holly Woods ...
We found two communities that are also named The Holly Woods.
Within Virginia, the name The Holly Woods is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This The Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Holly Woods that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of The Holly Woods.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This The Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Holly Woods that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of The Holly Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Holly Woods ...
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.
- Butzner Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Butzner Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butzner Corner
- Chapel Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Deer Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Ferry Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Graves Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graves Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lambs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lambs Creek is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Little Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Little Falls Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Marshall Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
- Moss Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Part Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
- River Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stones Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Sycamore Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Wildcat Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
- Will-More
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Will-More is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
- Woodlanding Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
How Far From The Holly Woods 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 The Holly Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Holly Woods and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Holly Woods to Stafford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Holly Woods) 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 The Holly Woods 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 The Holly Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2642, Longitude: -77.3552 In this case, the coordinates for The Holly Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.114 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.087 degrees. |
|
|