Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Olive 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 Olive Cove:
  • 56.190252, -132.321854
  • 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 Olive 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 Olive Cove ...

We found one communities that share the name Olive Cove.

Within Alaska, the name Olive Cove is unique.

Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Olive Cove in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Olive Cove lies 3,141 miles [5,054.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olive 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.

• Whale Pass
  (31 miles [49.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Pass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whale Pass <2>
• Yes Bay ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yes Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yes Bay

How Far From Olive Cove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Olive Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olive Cove and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Olive Cove to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,747 miles [4,420.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 108 days and walking would take 156 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/