Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vanderbilt Hill:
  • 58.345000, -134.492222
  • 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 Vanderbilt Hill

• 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 Vanderbilt Hill ...

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.

• Cube Cove
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cube Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cube Cove
• Fairhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Fish Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Hawk Inlet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Inlet
• Juneau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juneau <2>
• Lemon Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek
• Lena Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Beach

How Far From Vanderbilt Hill 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 Vanderbilt Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,833 miles [4,559.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vanderbilt Hill to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 161 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 111 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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