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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 Starks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starks 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 Starks:
- 42.088601, -88.456797
- 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 Starks
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Starks is near McHenry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Starks
Communities Also Named Starks ...
We found six communities that are also named Starks.
Within Illinois, the name Starks is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Starks is located in Washington County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Starks that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Starks.
- British Columbia
- This Starks lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Starks that is located in Kane County.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Starks that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Starks.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Starks is located in Somerset County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Starks that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Starks.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Starks is located in Lackawanna County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the east of the Starks that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Starks.
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- This Starks is located in Oneida County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north of the Starks that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Starks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starks ...
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.
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hidden Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Hidden Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
- Illinois Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- Plato Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plato Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plato Corners is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
- Silent Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow
- Sleepy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Valley
How Far From Starks to ...
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 Starks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Starks and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starks to Geneva, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starks) 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 Starks 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 Starks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0886, Longitude: -88.4568 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.916 degrees. |
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