Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Starlight Hills:
  • 33.879548, -84.361593
  • 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 Starlight Hills

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Starlight Hills is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Starlight Hills

Communities Also Named Starlight Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Starlight Hills.

Within Georgia, the name Starlight Hills is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Starlight Hills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • Although located in Los Angeles County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Starlight Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starlight Hills ...

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.

• Coldstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Derby Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
• Dunwoody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dunwoody is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunwoody <1>
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Forest Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Hidden Branches
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
• Misty Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
• Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
• Power Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
• Powers Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
• Sandy Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Springs <1>
• Trailridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Starlight Hills and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south (S).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Starlight Hills to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'