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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:
- 30.315478, -93.6617
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Since Starks is near Newton County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Louisiana, the name Starks is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, 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 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north of the Starks that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Starks.
- British Columbia
- This Starks lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Starks that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Starks is located in Kane County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Starks that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Starks.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Starks is located in Somerset County and lies 1,625 miles [2,615.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Starks that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- 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 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Starks that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- 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 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the north of the Starks that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- 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.
- Big Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Deweyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Echo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Gist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gist is located in Jasper County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Gratis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
- Hartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartburg is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartburg
- Lemonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Little Cypress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cypress is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Mauriceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Starks 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 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:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starks to Lake Charles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,708 miles [12,404.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 30.3155, Longitude: -93.6617 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.596 degrees. |
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