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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Two Rivers:
    • 64.871614, -147.069991
    • 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 Two Rivers
  • 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 Two Rivers ...

We found ten communities that share the name Two Rivers.

Within Alaska, the name Two Rivers is unique.

Beyond Alaska, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Two Rivers lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Plumas County and lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Two Rivers.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Cecil County and lies 3,247 miles [5,225.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Two Rivers.
    • Michigan
      • Isabella County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Isabella County and lies 2,747 miles [4,420.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Two Rivers.
    • Minnesota
      • Mower County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Mower County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Two Rivers.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Two Rivers lies 3,224 miles [5,188.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Two Rivers.
    • Saskatchewan
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Two Rivers.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County and lies 2,640 miles [4,248.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Two Rivers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Rivers ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Badger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • College
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
  • Dogpatch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogpatch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogpatch
  • Fox
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Moose Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • North Pole
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slaterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
  • Totem Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park

How Far From Two Rivers to ...

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

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

  • Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Two Rivers to Juneau, with an average speed<6>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 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,248 miles [5,227.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 127 days and walking would take 185 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Two Rivers. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Two Rivers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Two Rivers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.8716, Longitude: -147.0700    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Two Rivers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Two Rivers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Two Rivers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 1.973 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 6.43 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 344.114 degrees.









 

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