Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Palmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palmer
- 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 Palmer:
- 61.601784, -149.121816
- 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 Palmer
- 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 Palmer ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Palmer.
Within Alaska, the name Palmer is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Palmer lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Palmer is located in Lake County and lies 2,860 miles [4,602.7 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Palmer.
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Palmer [Saint Joseph County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Palmer [Ellis County].
- Washington County
- This Palmer is located in Washington County and lies 2,632 miles [4,235.8 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Palmer.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Palmer [Baraga County].
- Marquette County
- This Palmer is located in Marquette County and lies 2,587 miles [4,163.4 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Palmer.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ontario
- This Palmer lies 2,998 miles [4,824.8 km]<2> to the east.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Palmer is located in Crawford County and lies 3,064 miles [4,931 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Palmer.
- Fayette County
- This Palmer is located in Fayette County and lies 3,180 miles [5,117.7 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Palmer.
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Palmer [Warren County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Palmer lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<2> to the east.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Palmer is located in Cameron County and lies 3,401 miles [5,473.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Palmer.
- Ellis County
- This Palmer is located in Ellis County and lies 3,055 miles [4,916.5 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Palmer.
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Palmer is located in Lancaster County and lies 3,422 miles [5,507.2 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Palmer.
- Salem City
- This Palmer is located in Salem City and lies 3,319 miles [5,341.4 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Palmer.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmer ...
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.
- Buffalo Soapstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Soapstone
- Cottonwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Farm Loop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Loop
- Fishhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Knik River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik River
- Lazy Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Mountain
- Lucky Shot Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Shot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Shot Landing
- Meadow Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
How Far From Palmer 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 city such as Palmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmer and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Palmer to Juneau, with an average speed<5>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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,329 miles [5,357.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 130 days and walking would take 190 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Palmer: www.palmerchamber.org/
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Palmer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.6018, Longitude: -149.1218 |
| <3> | 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 Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Palmer 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 3.71 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 8.382 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 345.933 degrees. |