Delta Junction (Alaska) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delta Junction

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 Delta Junction:
- 64.041259, -145.724938
- 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 Delta Junction

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 Delta Junction ...

We found one communities that share the name Delta Junction.

Within Alaska, the name Delta Junction is unique.

Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Delta Junction in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
  - Snohomish County
  - This Delta Junction is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Delta Junction.

How Far From Delta Junction 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 city such as Delta Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Delta Junction to Juneau, with an average speed<2>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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,210 miles [5,166 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 126 days and walking would take 183 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Delta Junction: www.delta-junction.org/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delta Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delta Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.0413, Longitude: -145.7249
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Delta Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 0.821 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 5.182 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 343.152 degrees.