Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Star, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Star and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Star
- 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:
- 30.029089, -91.062601
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Star
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Assumption Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- Since Star is near Ascension Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
- eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Star ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Star.
There are two communities within Louisiana that are also named Star.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Avoyelles Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Star lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Star that is located in Assumption Parish.
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Star [Graham County].
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Star [Greenwood County].
- Stevens County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Stevens County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Star.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Barry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Star [Barry County].
- Stoddard County
- This Star is located in Stoddard County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the north of the Star that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Star.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Haskell County
- This Star is located in Haskell County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Star that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Star.
- Pittsburg County
- This Star is located in Pittsburg County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northwest of the Star that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Star.
- Ontario
- This Star lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Star that is located in Assumption Parish.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Star [Hamilton County].
- Mills County
- This Star is located in Mills County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Star that is located in Assumption Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Star.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Star [Randolph County].
- Upshur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Star [Upshur County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Star ...
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.
- Elm Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Elm Hall Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
- Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
- Elmfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Freetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Grand Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
- Madewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Napoleonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
- Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <5>
- Smoke Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Sweet Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
How Far From Star 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Star and extending to:
- Napoleonville, which is the Seat of Assumption Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Star to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,607 miles [12,242.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0291, Longitude: -91.0626 In this case, the coordinates for Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Star could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Star to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.932 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.433 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.592 degrees. |