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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:
    • 45.663013, -89.221791
    • 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Starks is near Forest County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Wisconsin, the name Starks is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Starks that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Starks.
    • British Columbia
      • This Starks lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Starks that is located in Oneida County.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Starks is located in Kane County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south of the Starks that is located in Oneida 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 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Starks that is located in Oneida 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 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east of the Starks that is located in Oneida 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 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Starks that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna 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.

  • Clearwater Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
  • Enterprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Gagen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gagen is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
  • Jennings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Pelican Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pratt Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pratt Junction is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Junction
  • Rhinelander
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Sugar Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Three Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes

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:

  • Rhinelander, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Starks to Rhinelander, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 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.
<3>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: 45.6630, Longitude: -89.2218       In this case, the coordinates for Starks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.451 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.023 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.244 degrees.