Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knik River

• 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 Knik River:
  • 61.47097, -148.86064
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Knik River

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Knik River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knik River ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Buffalo Soapstone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Soapstone
• Cottonwood
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Farm Loop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Loop
• Fishhook
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
• Jonesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lazy Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Mountain
• Peters Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Knik River and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Knik River 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 3,322 miles [5,346.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 130 days and walking would take 189 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'