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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 Stark City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stark City 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 Stark City:
- 35.937850, -90.036479
- 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 Stark City
- 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Stark City is near Dunklin County and also Pemiscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot 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 Stark City
Communities Also Named Stark City ...
We found one communities that are also named Stark City.
Within Arkansas, the name Stark City is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Stark City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Stark City is located in Newton County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stark City that is located in Mississippi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Stark City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stark City ...
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.
- Big Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Dearman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dearman is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearman
- Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Half Moon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Half Moon is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Hightower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Leachville Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
- Little Green Store
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pettyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pettyville is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
- Poplar Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Roseland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Temples Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner
How Far From Stark City 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 Stark City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stark City and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Stark City to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stark City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stark City 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 Stark City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9378, Longitude: -90.0365 In this case, the coordinates for Stark City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.158 degrees. |
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