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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Chase:
    • 62.449167, -150.101667
    • 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 Chase
  • 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 Chase ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Chase.

Within Alaska, the name Chase is unique.

Beyond Alaska, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Chase is located in Madison County and lies 3,283 miles [5,283.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chase.
    • British Columbia
      • This Chase lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Chase is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Chase.
    • Florida
      • Seminole 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 Chase [Seminole County].
    • Illinois
      • Peoria 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 Illinois community of Chase [Peoria County].
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • This Chase is located in Benton County and lies 2,936 miles [4,725 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Chase.
    • Iowa
      • Johnson 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 Iowa community of Chase [Johnson County].
    • Kansas
      • Rice County
      • This Chase is located in Rice County and lies 2,708 miles [4,358.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Chase.
    • Louisiana
      • Franklin Parish
      • This Chase is located in Franklin Parish and lies 3,275 miles [5,270.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Chase.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Chase is located in Baltimore County and lies 3,349 miles [5,389.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chase.
      • Howard County
      • This Chase is located in Howard County and lies 3,338 miles [5,372 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chase.
    • Michigan
      • Lake County
      • This Chase is located in Lake County and lies 2,809 miles [4,520.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chase.
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Chase.
    • Nebraska
      • Chase County
      • This Chase is located in Chase County and lies 2,476 miles [3,984.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Chase.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Chase is located in Otsego County and lies 3,211 miles [5,167.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Chase.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Chase is located in Athens County and lies 3,176 miles [5,111.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Chase.
      • Hancock County
      • This Chase is located in Hancock County and lies 3,022 miles [4,863.4 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Chase.
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee 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 Oklahoma community of Chase [Muskogee County].
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Chase [Klamath County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Chase [Allegheny County].
      • Luzerne County
      • This Chase is located in Luzerne County and lies 3,256 miles [5,240 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Chase.
    • South Dakota
      • Ziebach County
      • This Chase is located in Ziebach County and lies 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ziebach County community of Chase.
    • Texas
      • Bee 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 Texas community of Chase [Bee County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder 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 Utah community of Chase [Box Elder County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson 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 West Virginia community of Chase [Jackson County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Chase [Milwaukee County].
      • Oconto County
      • This Chase is located in Oconto County and lies 2,685 miles [4,321.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Chase.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chase ...

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.

  • Curry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Gold Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
  • Montana
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Montana Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Creek
  • Petersville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Trapper Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chase and extending to:

  • Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Chase to Juneau, with an average speed<6>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 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,354 miles [5,397.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 131 days and walking would take 191 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chase. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chase) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 62.4492, Longitude: -150.1017       In this case, the coordinates for Chase 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chase 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>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 Chase, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Chase to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 4.548 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 9.283 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 346.626 degrees.









 

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