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60.489517, -149.830652
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We found one communities that share the name Cooper Landing.
Within Alaska, the name Cooper Landing is unique.
Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Cooper Landing in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Livingston County
This Cooper Landing is located in Livingston County and lies 3,079 miles [4,955.2 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cooper Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper Landing ...
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.
Crown Point (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cooper Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooper Landing and extending to:
Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cooper Landing to Juneau, with an average speed<4>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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,363 miles [5,412.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
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 from Point A (ie- Cooper Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooper Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.4895, Longitude: -149.8307
<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.
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<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 Cooper Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 4.309 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 9.067 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 346.536 degrees.