Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Muskwa Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muskwa Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Muskwa 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 Muskwa Village:
- 60.403333, -149.359167
- 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 Muskwa 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Muskwa 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.
- Crown Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Hope
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lawing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing
- Moose Pass
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Pass
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Pass <2>
- Silvertip
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Snug Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
How Far From Muskwa 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 community such as Muskwa Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Muskwa Village and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Muskwa Village 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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,348 miles [5,388.1 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 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Muskwa Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Muskwa Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muskwa Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.4033, Longitude: -149.3592 In this case, the coordinates for Muskwa Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Muskwa Village 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 3.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 8.627 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 346.185 degrees. |