Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knik

• 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 Knik:
  • 61.457778, -149.728889
  • 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 Knik

• 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knik ...

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.

• Anchorage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <1>
• Big Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <1>
• Birchwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Cottonwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Eagle River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <1>
• Homesite Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homesite Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homesite Park
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
• Meadow Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Mountain View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Peters Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
• Wonder Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Park

How Far From Knik to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knik to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Knik and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Knik 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,350 miles [5,391.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 131 days and walking would take 191 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Knik: www.knik.org/

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/