Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Starlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starlington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Starlington

• 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 Starlington:
  • 31.674916, -86.825039
  • 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 Starlington

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Starlington is near Conecuh County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Starlington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starlington ...

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.

• Butler Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Butler Springs is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
• Commerce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Commerce
  • From Starlington to Commerce
• Cooks Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooks Crossroads is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
• Grace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Herbert
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Salter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Salter is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
• Sand Cut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Cut is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Saucer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Saucer is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer
• Shacklesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shacklesville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shacklesville
  • From Starlington to Shacklesville
• Shell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Starlington and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starlington to Greenville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'