Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holly Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly Meadows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holly Meadows
- 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 Holly Meadows:
- 39.134272, -79.681174
- 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 Holly Meadows
- 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tucker County
- Since Holly Meadows is near Randolph County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Holly Meadows ...
We found one communities that share the name Holly Meadows.
Within West Virginia, the name Holly Meadows is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Holly Meadows in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Holly Meadows is located in Orange County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south of the Holly Meadows that is located in Tucker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Holly Meadows.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly Meadows ...
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.
- Clover Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
- Clover Run is located in Tucker County
- Lead Mine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lime Rock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Location
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <3>
- Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Pleasant Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
- Pleasant Vale is located in Tucker County
- Pleasure Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasure Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Pleasure Valley is located in Barbour County
- Texas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Holly Meadows 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 Holly Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holly Meadows and extending to:
- Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Holly Meadows to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holly Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holly Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holly Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1343, Longitude: -79.6812 In this case, the coordinates for Holly Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Holly Meadows 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 309.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.256 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.755 degrees. |