Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Salt Chuck:
  • 55.626389, -132.553611
  • 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 Salt Chuck

• 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 Salt Chuck ...

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.

• Coppermount
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppermount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppermount
• Craig
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
• Whale Pass
  (40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Pass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whale Pass <2>

How Far From Salt Chuck 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 Salt Chuck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 197 miles [317 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Salt Chuck to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,755 miles [4,433.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 108 days and walking would take 157 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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