Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Herring Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herring Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Herring Cove
- 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 Herring Cove:
- 55.325000, -131.522222
- 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 Herring Cove
- 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 Herring Cove ...
We found one communities that share the name Herring Cove.
Within Alaska, the name Herring Cove is unique.
Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Herring Cove in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Herring Cove lies 2,981 miles [4,797.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herring Cove ...
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.
- Clover Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Pass
- Dairy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
- Mountain Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Point
- Mud Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Refuge Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cove
- Shoreline Drive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Drive
How Far From Herring Cove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Herring Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herring Cove and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Herring Cove to Juneau, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,715 miles [4,369.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 106 days and walking would take 155 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,390 miles [8,674.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herring Cove. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herring Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herring Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.3250, Longitude: -131.5222 In this case, the coordinates for Herring Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Herring Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 348.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 351.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 333.423 degrees. |