Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stark and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stark
- 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:
- 33.333454, -83.906573
- 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 Stark
- 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 Butts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butts County
- Since Stark is near Newton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Stark ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Stark.
Within Georgia, the name Stark is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Brown County
- This Stark is located in Brown County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<3> to the northwest of the Stark that is located in Butts County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Stark.
- Chisago County
- This Stark is located in Chisago County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the north northwest of the Stark that is located in Butts County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Stark.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ohio
- Texas
- Houston 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 Texas community of Stark [Houston County].
- Orange County
- This Stark is located in Orange County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Stark that is located in Butts County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Stark.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stark ...
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.
- Cork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hardys Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
- Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
- Iron Springs Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs Crossroads
- Iron Springs Crossroads is located in Butts County
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jenkinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
- Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <5>
- Leadmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Peeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Turtles Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtles Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
- Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Stark 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 Stark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stark and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Butts County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Stark to Atlanta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butts County: www.buttscounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Stark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Stark 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> | 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- Stark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3335, Longitude: -83.9066 In this case, the coordinates for Stark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.955 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.275 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.20 degrees. |