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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 Starrs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starrs Mill 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 Starrs Mill:
- 33.327341, -84.512427
- 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 Starrs Mill
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Starrs Mill is near Coweta County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding 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 Starrs Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starrs Mill ...
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.
- Broom Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
- Chestnutfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
- Clover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover Reach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Crescent Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Oak is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Oak
- Fishers Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Jennings Yard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
- Meadow Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Peachtree Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Peeks Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peeks Crossing is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Crossing
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Porters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
- Rest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Rockspray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockspray is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspray
- Sawmill Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Spyglass Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetwater Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Tapestry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tapestry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry
How Far From Starrs Mill 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 Starrs Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Starrs Mill and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starrs Mill to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starrs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Starrs Mill 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 Starrs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3273, Longitude: -84.5124 In this case, the coordinates for Starrs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.308 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.681 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.436 degrees. |
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