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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 Forest:
36.607638, -79.403912
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We found one communities that share the name Starmount Forest.
Within Virginia, the name Starmount Forest is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Starmount Forest in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
North Carolina
Guilford County
This Starmount Forest is located in Guilford County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Starmount Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starmount Forest ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Starmount Forest and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Starmount Forest to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starmount Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starmount Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6076, Longitude: -79.4039 In this case, the coordinates for Starmount Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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 Starmount Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.373 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.784 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.503 degrees.