Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountain Village:
  • 62.088399, -163.727638
  • 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 Mountain Village

• 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 Mountain Village ...

We found two communities that share the name Mountain Village.

Within Alaska, the name Mountain Village is unique.

Beyond Alaska, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • San Miguel County
    • This Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County and lies 2,857 miles [4,597.9 km]<1> to the east.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Mountain Village.
  • Maryland
    • Frederick County
    • This Mountain Village is located in Frederick County and lies 3,746 miles [6,028.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Mountain Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Village ...

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.

• Fish Village
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Village
• Johnnys Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnnys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnys Village
• Pilot Station
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Station <3>

How Far From Mountain Village 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 city such as Mountain Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Village to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,786 miles [6,093 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 8 days, a buggy would take 148 days and walking would take 216 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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