Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Starrs Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starrs Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Starrs Point
- 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 Point:
- 44.270678, -123.295652
- 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 Starrs Point
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Starrs Point is near Benton County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Starrs Point ...
We found one communities that share the name Starrs Point.
Within Oregon, the name Starrs Point is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Starrs Point in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Starrs Point lies 2,826 miles [4,548 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Starrs Point that is located in Lane County.
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starrs Point ...
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.
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fir Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Lane County
- Greenberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry
- Greenberry is located in Benton County
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
- Junction City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
- Low Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Potter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Starrs Point 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 Starrs Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Starrs Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Starrs Point and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starrs Point to Eugene, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starrs Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starrs Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2707, Longitude: -123.2957 In this case, the coordinates for Starrs Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Starrs Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.49 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.988 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.586 degrees. |