Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Minto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minto
- 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 Minto:
- 65.149812, -149.347765
- 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 Minto
- 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 Minto ...
We found seven communities that share the name Minto.
Within Alaska, the name Minto is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, three are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Minto lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the east.
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Minto lies 3,214 miles [5,172.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Minto lies 2,986 miles [4,805.5 km]<1> to the east.
- Oregon
- Yukon
- This Minto lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minto ...
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.
- Caribou Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou Crossing
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Four Mile Road
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Road
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Mile Road <4>
- Manley Hot Springs
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Hot Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley Hot Springs <4>
- Rampart
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rampart <4>
How Far From Minto 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 Minto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minto and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Minto to Juneau, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,314 miles [5,333.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minto. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 65.1498, Longitude: -149.3478 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Minto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 3.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 8.548 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 345.854 degrees. |