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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:
- 41.348691, -75.735470
- 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since Starks is near Luzerne County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Pennsylvania, the name Starks is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, 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 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Starks that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Starks.
- British Columbia
- This Starks lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Starks that is located in Lackawanna County.
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Starks is located in Kane County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west of the Starks that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Starks.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Starks that is located in Lackawanna 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 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Starks that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Starks.
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- This Starks is located in Oneida County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Starks that is located in Lackawanna 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.
- Barbertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Bush Patch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
- Cork Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cork Lane is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork Lane
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hillside Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillside Junction is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Junction
- Hughestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Inkerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Ransom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Spike Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spike Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Starks 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 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:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Starks to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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: 41.3487, Longitude: -75.7355 In this case, the coordinates for Starks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.147 degrees. |
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