Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Canyon Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canyon Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Canyon Village
- 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 Canyon Village:
- 67.154840, -142.087821
- 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 Canyon Village
- 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 Canyon Village ...
We found three communities that share the name Canyon Village.
Within Alaska, the name Canyon Village is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,610 miles [4,200.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Canyon Village.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Canyon Village.
- Wyoming
- Park County
- This Canyon Village is located in Park County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Canyon Village.
- Arizona
How Far From Canyon Village 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 Canyon Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canyon Village and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Canyon Village to Juneau, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,112 miles [5,008.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 122 days and walking would take 177 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canyon Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/