Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Star Mills:
  • 33.023187, -83.918519
  • 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 Star Mills

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

Communities Also Named Star Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Star Mills.

Within Georgia, the name Star Mills is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Star Mills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Hardin County
    • This Star Mills is located in Hardin County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Star Mills that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Star Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Star Mills ...

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.

• Box Ankle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
• Dames Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Ferry
• Glover Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glover Ferry is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
• High Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • High Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Horns Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Horns Crossroads is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Crossroads
• Logwall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Logwall is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logwall
• Pope's Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pope's Ferry is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope's Ferry
• Redbone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Redbone is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
• Rockmill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockmill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmill
• Socrates ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Socrates is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrates
• Unionville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

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

• Forsyth, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Star Mills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'