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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Nuchek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nuchek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Nuchek:
- 60.333333, -146.655278
- 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 Nuchek
- 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
How Far From Nuchek 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 Nuchek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nuchek and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Nuchek to Juneau, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,257 miles [5,241.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 128 days and walking would take 185 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nuchek. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nuchek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nuchek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.3333, Longitude: -146.6553 In this case, the coordinates for Nuchek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | 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 Nuchek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 1.608 degrees. |
<5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 6.093 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 344.149 degrees. |
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