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:
- 37.689660, -95.143720
- 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 Neosho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Neosho County
- Since Stark is near Bourbon County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Kansas, the name Stark is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Brown County
- This Stark is located in Brown County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<3> to the north of the Stark that is located in Neosho 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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the north of the Stark that is located in Neosho 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 526 miles [846.5 km]<3> to the south of the Stark that is located in Neosho 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.
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Gas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Porterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Redfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Ronald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Stark 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 city 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:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Neosho County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stark to Erie, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.6897, Longitude: -95.1437 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.321 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.386 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.193 degrees. |