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Starkville
is located in Northeast Mississippi, some 30 miles west of the Alabama
State Line and 115 miles south of the Tennessee line.
It is accessible
by U.S. Highway 82 and State Highways 12, 25, and 389, which traverse
Oktibbeha County. Recent improvements to Highways 82 and 45 provide four-lane, limited
access east-west and north-south routes to Memphis, Birmingham, Jackson
(MS), Atlanta, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Interstate 55 (North-South)
is 60 miles west of Starkville via U.S. Hwy 82; Interstate 20 (East-West)
is 90 miles south of Starkville via U.S. Hwy 45 or 90 miles east of Starkville
via U.S. Hwy 82.
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DISTANCE TO MAJOR MARKETS:
| Jackson,
MS |
125
miles |
| Memphis,
TN |
165 miles |
| Birmingham,
AL |
130
miles |
| Atlanta,
GA |
298 miles |
| Nashville,
TN |
250
miles |
| Dallas,
TX |
502 miles |
| Chicago,
IL |
704
miles |
| New Orleans,
LA |
293 miles |
| Mobile,
AL |
226
miles |
| Gulfort/Biloxi,
MS |
240 miles |
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CLIMATE
| Elevation |
350 feet |
| January Temperature (Monthly Avg): |
41.2 degrees |
| July Temperature (Monthly Avg): |
80.9 degrees |
| Average Temperature- Year |
61.6 degrees |
| Average Relative Humidity 12:00 pm - Year |
57% |
| Average Annual Precipitation |
52 inches
(1.48 inches of snowfall) |
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VISIT
STARKVILLE 
