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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 Starrsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starrsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Starrsville:
    • 33.539561, -83.819348
    • 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 Starrsville
  • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Starrsville is near Jasper County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Starrsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starrsville ...

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.

  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
  • Elk Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
  • Hidden Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • Hidden Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hollow Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jamestown is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jerusalem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Melody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Melody is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
  • Newton Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Porterdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverbend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverbend is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Settlers Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
    • Silver Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Skyline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyline is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Starrsville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Starrsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Starrsville 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 Starrsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5396, Longitude: -83.8193       In this case, the coordinates for Starrsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.912 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.255 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.117 degrees.