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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 Startex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Startex 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 Startex:
- 34.930252, -82.098444
- 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 Startex
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Startex is near Greenville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Startex
Curious and Interesting Names Near Startex ...
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.
- Chestnut Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fairforest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Hunt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
- Gary Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
- Greenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harveytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Holly Hill Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
- Holly Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pinnacle Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- River Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Serene Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Startex 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 Startex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Startex and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Startex to Spartanburg, 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Startex) 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 Startex 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 Startex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9303, Longitude: -82.0984 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.948 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.082 degrees. |
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