Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Starhill:
  • 30.762128, -91.307055
  • 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 Starhill

• 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 West Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
  • Since Starhill is near East Feliciana Parish and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Starhill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starhill ...

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.

• Anchor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Converse ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• Elm Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elm Park is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
• Freeland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeland is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Hardwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardwood is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
• Hermitage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• New Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <1>
• Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Port Hickey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
• Port Hickey Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
• Riddle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riddle is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Solitude
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Solitude is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

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

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

• Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Starhill to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'