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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 Starmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starmont 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 Starmont:
- 35.661822, -78.456113
- 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 Starmont
- 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 Johnston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- Since Starmont is near Wake County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Starmont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starmont ...
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.
- Angelview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Angelview is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelview
- Eagle Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Chase is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Chase
- Eagle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Emerald Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Flowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flowers is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Forest Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Landing is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Golden Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Forest is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Forest
- Heather Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heather Hills is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heatheridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heatheridge is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
- Hickory Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Meadows is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadows
- Hillandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Holly Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Lakes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lakes
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Knightdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Legend Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Legend Hills is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Hills
- Malibu Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Queen Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Queen Pines is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Pines
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Van Story Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Van Story Hills is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Starmont 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 Starmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Starmont and extending to:
- Smithfield, which is the Seat of Johnston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starmont to Smithfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 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 from Point A (ie- Starmont) 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 Starmont 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 Starmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6618, Longitude: -78.4561 In this case, the coordinates for Starmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.442 degrees. |
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