Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holland
- 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 Holland:
- 44.248600, -88.171770
- 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 Holland
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Holland is near Calumet County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calumet County
- eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Holland ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Holland.
Within Wisconsin, the name Holland is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Holland is located in Faulkner County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Holland.
- Lonoke County
- This Holland is located in Lonoke County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the south southwest of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Holland.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- This Holland is located in Chattooga County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Holland.
- Hall County
- This Holland is located in Hall County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the south southeast of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Holland.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Holland lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Holland is located in Hunterdon County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Holland.
- Monmouth County
- This Holland is located in Monmouth County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east southeast of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Holland.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Holland is located in Erie County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Holland.
- Queens County
- This Holland is located in Queens County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east southeast of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Holland.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Holland lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east of the Holland that is located in Brown County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holland ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Combined Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Forest Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Greenleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- High Cliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
- High Cliff is located in Calumet County
- Lark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Little Chute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Little Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
How Far From Holland 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 Holland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holland and extending to:
- Green Bay, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holland to Green Bay, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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- Holland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2486, Longitude: -88.1718 In this case, the coordinates for Holland 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Holland 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 Holland 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 314.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.128 degrees. |