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47.559122, -122.973930
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We found fifteen communities that share the name Holly.
Within Washington, the name Holly is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Prowers County
This Holly is located in Prowers County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Holly.
Louisiana
De Soto Parish
This Holly is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Holly.
Michigan
Oakland County
This Holly is located in Oakland County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the east of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Holly.
Nebraska
Sheridan 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 Nebraska community of Holly [Sheridan County].
North Carolina
Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Holly [Rutherford County].
Ohio
Columbiana 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 Ohio community of Holly [Columbiana County].
Tuscarawas County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Holly [Tuscarawas County].
Ontario
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Tennessee
Coffee County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Holly [Coffee County].
Texas
Houston County
This Holly is located in Houston County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Holly.
Smith 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 Texas community of Holly [Smith County].
Virginia
Chesterfield County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Holly [Chesterfield County].
West Virginia
Braxton County
This Holly is located in Braxton County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<1> to the east of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Holly.
Kanawha County
This Holly is located in Kanawha County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km] to the east of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Holly.
Wyoming
Goshen County
This Holly is located in Goshen County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holly that is located in Kitsap County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Holly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly ...
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.
Duckabush (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckabush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Holly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly and extending to:
Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Holly to Port Orchard, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5591, Longitude: -122.9739
<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 Holly 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>
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 Holly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.404 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.042 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.185 degrees.