Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Amalga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amalga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amalga
- 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 Amalga:
- 58.741845, -134.766324
- 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 Amalga
- 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 Amalga ...
We found two communities that share the name Amalga.
Within Alaska, the name Amalga is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amalga ...
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.
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairhaven
- From Amalga to Fairhaven
- Fish Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Lemon Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek
- Lena Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Beach
How Far From Amalga 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 Amalga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Amalga once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Amalga and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Amalga to Juneau, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,844 miles [4,577 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 days, a buggy would take 111 days and walking would take 162 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alaska: https://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 from Point A (ie- Amalga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amalga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.7418, Longitude: -134.7663 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Amalga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Amalga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 351.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 354.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 335.432 degrees. |