Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Westgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westgate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westgate
- 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 Westgate:
- 64.837222, -147.795833
- 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 Westgate
- 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 Westgate ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Westgate.
Within Alaska, the name Westgate is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Westgate is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,452 miles [3,946.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westgate.
- Santa Clara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westgate [Santa Clara County].
- Ventura County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westgate [Ventura County].
- Yolo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westgate [Yolo County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Manatee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Westgate [Manatee County].
- Miami-Dade County
- This Westgate is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 3,954 miles [6,363.3 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Westgate.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Westgate is located in Dougherty County and lies 3,490 miles [5,616.6 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Westgate.
- Hall County
- This Westgate is located in Hall County and lies 3,341 miles [5,376.8 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Westgate.
- Muscogee County
- This Westgate is located in Muscogee County and lies 3,415 miles [5,495.9 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Westgate.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Westgate lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Westgate is located in Montgomery County and lies 3,264 miles [5,252.9 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Westgate.
- Prince George's County
- This Westgate is located in Prince George's County and lies 3,272 miles [5,265.8 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Westgate.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Westgate is located in Greenwood County and lies 3,394 miles [5,462.1 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Westgate.
- Lexington County
- This Westgate is located in Lexington County and lies 3,439 miles [5,534.5 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Westgate.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Westgate is located in Greene County and lies 3,258 miles [5,243.2 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Westgate.
- Hamblen County
- This Westgate is located in Hamblen County and lies 3,243 miles [5,219.1 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Westgate.
- Putnam County
- This Westgate is located in Putnam County and lies 3,178 miles [5,114.5 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Westgate.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Westgate is located in Albemarle County and lies 3,275 miles [5,270.6 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Westgate.
- Prince William County
- This Westgate is located in Prince William County and lies 3,263 miles [5,251.3 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Westgate.
- Suffolk City
- This Westgate is located in Suffolk City and lies 3,408 miles [5,484.6 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Westgate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westgate ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Badger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- College
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
- Dogpatch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <4>
- Musk Ox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Slaterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Totem Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
How Far From Westgate 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 Westgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westgate and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Westgate to Juneau, with an average speed<5>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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,270 miles [5,262.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 128 days and walking would take 186 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westgate. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.8372, Longitude: -147.7958 In this case, the coordinates for Westgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Westgate 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 2.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 7.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 344.678 degrees. |