Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Starkville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starkville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Starkville
- 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 Starkville:
- 37.115761, -104.523710
- 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 Starkville
- 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 Las Animas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
- Since Starkville is near Colfax County and also Huerfano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- eBird sighting report for Huerfano 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Starkville ...
We found five communities that share the name Starkville.
Within Colorado, the name Starkville is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Starkville [Cherokee County].
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Starkville that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Starkville.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Starkville is located in Herkimer County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Starkville that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Starkville.
- Ontario
- This Starkville lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Starkville that is located in Las Animas County.
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County
- This Starkville is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Starkville that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Starkville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starkville ...
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.
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Cokedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Earl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Madrid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Model
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model
- Model is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model <4>
- Rugby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Yankee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Starkville 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 town such as Starkville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Starkville and extending to:
- Trinidad, which is the Seat of Las Animas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Starkville to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Starkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Starkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Starkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1158, Longitude: -104.5237 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Starkville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.913 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.034 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.986 degrees. |