Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lena Beach:
  • 58.393056, -134.747222
  • 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 Lena Beach

• 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 Lena Beach ...

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.

• Excursion Inlet
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excursion Inlet
• Fairhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Fish Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Hawk Inlet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Inlet
• Juneau
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juneau <2>
• Lemon Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek

How Far From Lena Beach to ...

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

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

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Lena Beach to Juneau, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,843 miles [4,575.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 days, a buggy would take 111 days and walking would take 162 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lena Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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