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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 Center Star, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Star and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Center Star:
    • 35.698403, -87.328623
    • 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 Center Star
  • 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 Center Star ...

We found three communities that share the name Center Star.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Center Star.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hardin County
      • This Center Star is located in Hardin County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Center Star that is located in Hickman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Center Star.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Center Star is located in Lauderdale County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south of the Center Star that is located in Hickman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Center Star.
    • Virginia
      • Dinwiddie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Center Star [Dinwiddie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Star ...

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.

  • Bond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
    • Bond is located in Hickman County
  • Cartersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Maury County
  • Chartersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Duck River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
    • Duck River is located in Hickman County
  • Fogg ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg
    • Fogg is located in Hickman County
  • Gordon Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
    • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
  • Greenfield Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Jones Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
  • Kettle Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
    • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
  • Lovetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovetown
    • Lovetown is located in Maury County
  • Maple Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
    • Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
  • Swan Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
    • Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Center Star and extending to:

  • Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Star to Centerville, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Star. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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- Center Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6984, Longitude: -87.3286       In this case, the coordinates for Center Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Center Star could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Center Star to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.116 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.096 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.033 degrees.




 

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