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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 Hollandale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollandale 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 Hollandale:
- 42.876205, -89.935325
- 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 Hollandale
- 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 Iowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Since Hollandale is near Lafayette County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dane 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 Hollandale
Communities Also Named Hollandale ...
We found two communities that are also named Hollandale.
Within Wisconsin, the name Hollandale is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- This Hollandale is located in Freeborn County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hollandale that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Hollandale.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Hollandale is located in Washington County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the south of the Hollandale that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hollandale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollandale ...
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.
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Blue Mounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Forward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forward is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Jonesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Little Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Norway is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
- Mineral Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Horeb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Postville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Postville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
- Yellowstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
How Far From Hollandale 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 village such as Hollandale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hollandale and extending to:
- Dodgeville, which is the Seat of Iowa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hollandale to Dodgeville, 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollandale) 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 Hollandale 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 Hollandale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8762, Longitude: -89.9353 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.981 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.233 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.445 degrees. |
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