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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Hamilton Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hamilton Acres:
    • 64.846944, -147.670556
    • 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 Hamilton Acres
  • 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 Hamilton Acres ...

We found one communities that share the name Hamilton Acres.

Within Alaska, the name Hamilton Acres is unique.

Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Hamilton Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hamilton Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hamilton Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton Acres ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Badger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • College
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
  • Dogpatch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogpatch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogpatch
  • Fox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Musk Ox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musk Ox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musk Ox
  • Slaterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
  • Totem Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park

How Far From Hamilton Acres 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 Hamilton Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton Acres and extending to:

  • Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamilton Acres to Juneau, with an average speed<4>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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,266 miles [5,256.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 128 days and walking would take 186 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamilton Acres. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamilton Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.8469, Longitude: -147.6706       In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hamilton Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 2.487 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 6.99 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 344.58 degrees.









 

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