Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Starkes Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starkes Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Starkes Ferry

• 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 Starkes Ferry:
  • 28.991928, -81.832025
  • 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 Starkes Ferry

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Starkes Ferry is near Lake County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Starkes Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starkes Ferry ...

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 Scrub
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Scrub is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Scrub
• Cherry Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Lake is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
• Electra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Electra is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
• Fruitland Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <1>
• Grand Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <1>
• Harbor Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Shores is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Shores
• Lady Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <1>
• Lake Weir ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
• Lisbon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Orange Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
• Orange Blossom Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange Blossom Hills is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Hills
• Silver Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Sunset Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Harbor is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor

How Far From Starkes Ferry 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 Starkes Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Starkes Ferry and extending to:

• Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Starkes Ferry to Ocala, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'