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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 Hollymead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollymead 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 Hollymead:
- 38.117080, -78.441677
- 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 Hollymead
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Hollymead is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Hollymead
Communities Also Named Hollymead ...
We found one communities that are also named Hollymead.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hollymead.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Stafford County
- This Hollymead is located in Stafford County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hollymead that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hollymead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollymead ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Branchland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chapel Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Earlysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Gilbert Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
- Hydraulic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Mallard Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Proffit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Squire Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
How Far From Hollymead 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 Hollymead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollymead and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Hollymead to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hollymead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hollymead 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 Hollymead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1171, Longitude: -78.4417 In this case, the coordinates for Hollymead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.759 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.591 degrees. |
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