Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kiwalik) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kiwalik. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 66.0228, Longitude: -161.8419 In this case, the coordinates for Kiwalik have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).