Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Aurora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aurora and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aurora
- 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 Aurora:
- 59.683333, -151.100000
- 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 Aurora
- 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 Aurora ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Aurora.
There is one other community in Alaska which is also named Aurora.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 43 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alaska ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Brevard County
- This Aurora is located in Brevard County and lies 3,880 miles [6,244.3 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Aurora.
- Hillsborough County
- This Aurora is located in Hillsborough County and lies 3,827 miles [6,159 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Aurora.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- This Aurora is located in Buchanan County and lies 2,714 miles [4,367.8 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Aurora.
- Keokuk County
- This Aurora is located in Keokuk County and lies 2,753 miles [4,430.5 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Aurora.
- Kansas
- Clark 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 Kansas community of Aurora [Clark County].
- Cloud County
- This Aurora is located in Cloud County and lies 2,674 miles [4,303.4 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cloud County community of Aurora.
- Coffey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Coffey County].
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Cowley County].
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Jewell County].
- Norton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Norton County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Aurora [Osage County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Aurora is located in Saint Louis County and lies 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Aurora.
- Steele 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 Minnesota community of Aurora [Steele County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Aurora.
- Mora 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 New Mexico community of Aurora [Mora County].
- San Miguel County
- This Aurora is located in San Miguel County and lies 2,640 miles [4,248.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Aurora.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Aurora lies 3,068 miles [4,937.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Aurora.
- Wise County
- This Aurora is located in Wise County and lies 3,023 miles [4,865 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Aurora.
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Florence County
- This Aurora is located in Florence County and lies 2,684 miles [4,319.5 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Aurora.
- Washington County
- This Aurora is located in Washington County and lies 2,792 miles [4,493.3 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Aurora.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aurora ...
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.
- Anchor Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor Point <4>
- Clam Gulch
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Gulch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clam Gulch <4>
- Diamond Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Ridge
- Fox River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Fritz Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritz Creek <4>
- Halibut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halibut Cove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halibut Cove <4>
- Happy Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
How Far From Aurora to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aurora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aurora and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Aurora to Juneau, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,415 miles [5,495.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 134 days and walking would take 194 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aurora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Aurora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aurora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.6833, Longitude: -151.1000 In this case, the coordinates for Aurora 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Aurora 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 . 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> | 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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Aurora 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 5.385 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 10.274 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 347.536 degrees. |