Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in May Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to May Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for May Creek
- 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 May Creek:
- 61.348611, -142.693333
- 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 May Creek
- 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 May Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name May Creek.
Within Alaska, the name May Creek is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Washington
- King County
- This May Creek is located in King County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of May Creek.
- Snohomish County
- This May Creek is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of May Creek.
How Far From May Creek 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 May Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in May Creek and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from May Creek to Juneau, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,119 miles [5,019.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 122 days and walking would take 178 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for May Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/