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 Starmount:
33.923209, -81.070649
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.
We found five communities that share the name Starmount.
Within South Carolina, the name Starmount is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Muscogee County
This Starmount is located in Muscogee County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Starmount that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Starmount.
North Carolina
Iredell County
This Starmount is located in Iredell County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north of the Starmount that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Starmount.
Mecklenburg County
This Starmount is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north of the Starmount that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Starmount.
Wake County
This Starmount is located in Wake County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the northeast of the Starmount that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Starmount.
Virginia
Roanoke County
This Starmount is located in Roanoke County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Starmount that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Starmount.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starmount ...
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.
Apollo Gardens (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Starmount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Starmount and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Starmount to Lexington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Starmount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starmount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9232, Longitude: -81.0706 In this case, the coordinates for Starmount 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 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 Starmount to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.342 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.503 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.967 degrees.