Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marks
- 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 Marks:
- 40.753392, -81.279554
- 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 Marks
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Marks is near Carroll County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Marks ...
We found five communities that share the name Marks.
Within Ohio, the name Marks is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Iosco 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 Michigan community of Marks [Iosco County].
- Luce County
- This Marks is located in Luce County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marks that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Marks.
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marks ...
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.
- Crystal Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Crystal Park is located in Stark County
- Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
- Industrial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
- Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
- Lynn Center Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Center Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Park
- Lynn Center Park is located in Stark County
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Stark County
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Waco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Marks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Marks once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Marks and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Marks to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Marks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7534, Longitude: -81.2796 In this case, the coordinates for Marks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Marks 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Marks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Marks 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 310.369 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.539 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.896 degrees. |