Local servicesHospitalShands Starke Regional Medical Center2.3 miPost officeStarke Post Office1.8 miTown hallStarke City Hall1.8 miPoliceBradford County Sheriff's Office1.3 miFire stationStarke Fire Rescue1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:28 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min7:20 am – 5:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 68°F, lows 45°F53 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare92 days above 90°F, 15 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Starke station, 2 mi away; snow from Gainesville Rgnl Ap
Nearby landmarksLake Crosbylake · 2.8 miLake Rowelllake · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPratt Street Recreation Complexrecreation area · 1.3 miMike Roess Gold Head Branch State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 2,367 acresPalatka-to-Lake Butler State Trailstate recreation area · 12.1 mi · 626 acresOsceola National Forestnational forest · 22.1 mi · 160,040 acresDevil's Millhopper Geological State Parkstate park · 24.2 mi · 67 acresPresident's Parkstate park · 26.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBradford County, FL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025323 of 364 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alachua County, FL, 25 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Starkeserves 6,800 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202113 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation161 ft49 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
