Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Willow Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Lake
- 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 Willow Lake:
- 61.744444, -150.036389
- 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 Willow Lake
- 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 Willow Lake ...
We found six communities that share the name Willow Lake.
Within Alaska, the name Willow Lake is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Willow Lake is located in Macon County and lies 3,495 miles [5,624.7 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Willow Lake.
- Peach County
- This Willow Lake is located in Peach County and lies 3,491 miles [5,618.2 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Willow Lake.
- Ontario
- This Willow Lake lies 3,005 miles [4,836.1 km]<1> to the east.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County and lies 3,290 miles [5,294.7 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Willow Lake.
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This Willow Lake is located in Clark County and lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Willow Lake.
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Willow Lake is located in Clarke County and lies 3,319 miles [5,341.4 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Willow Lake.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Lake ...
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.
- Big Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <2>
- Cottonwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Knik
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Lucky Shot Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Shot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Shot Landing
- Meadow Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Montana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Montana Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Creek
- Nancy Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nancy Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Lake
- Willow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <2>
How Far From Willow Lake 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 Willow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Lake and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Lake 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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,358 miles [5,404.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 132 days and walking would take 191 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Lake. 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 '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- Willow Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.7444, Longitude: -150.0364 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Willow Lake 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 4.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 9.234 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 346.619 degrees. |