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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 Holden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holden 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 Holden:
    • 37.824270, -82.059573
    • 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 Holden
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Holden is near Mingo County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Holden

Communities Also Named Holden ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Holden.

Within West Virginia, the name Holden is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Holden lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Holden [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Holden is located in Hillsborough County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the south of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Holden.
    • Illinois
      • Perry County
      • This Holden is located in Perry County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Holden.
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Holden is located in Livingston Parish and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Holden.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Holden is located in Penobscot County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Holden.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Holden is located in Worcester County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Holden.
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Holden [Goodhue County].
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Holden is located in Johnson County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Holden.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Holden is located in Auglaize County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Holden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Holden is located in Clarion County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Holden.
    • Quebec
      • This Holden lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Holden [Oconee County].
    • Texas
      • Limestone County
      • This Holden is located in Limestone County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Holden.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Holden is located in Millard County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Holden.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Holden [Rutland County].
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Holden is located in Chelan County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holden that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Holden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holden ...

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.

  • Black Bottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
  • Diamond
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Diamond is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Dog Patch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
  • Frogtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Frogtown is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Hedgeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
  • Monitor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Monitor is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Ridgeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Shamrock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Trace Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Trace Junction is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Holden 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 Holden to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holden and extending to:

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Holden to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Holden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Holden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Holden 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.
<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 Holden 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 Holden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8243, Longitude: -82.0596       In this case, the coordinates for Holden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.928 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.741 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.213 degrees.