Perryville (Alaska) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perryville

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 Perryville:
- 55.913050, -159.145253
- 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 Perryville

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 Perryville ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Perryville.

Within Alaska, the name Perryville is unique.

Beyond Alaska, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Perry County
  - This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 3,707 miles [5,965.8 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
  - Tallapoosa County
  - This Perryville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 3,737 miles [6,014.1 km] to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Perryville.
- Arizona
  - Maricopa County
  - This Perryville is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,692 miles [4,332.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Perryville.
- Arkansas
  - Perry County
  - This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 3,366 miles [5,417.1 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
- Illinois
  - Winnebago County
  - This Perryville is located in Winnebago County and lies 3,161 miles [5,087.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Perryville.
- Indiana
  - Adams County
  - This Perryville is located in Adams County and lies 3,386 miles [5,449.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Perryville.
- Kentucky
  - Boyle County
  - This Perryville is located in Boyle County and lies 3,534 miles [5,687.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Perryville.
  - Hardin County
  - This Perryville is located in Hardin County and lies 3,489 miles [5,615 km] to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Perryville.
  - Hart County
  - This Perryville is located in Hart County and lies 3,516 miles [5,658.5 km] to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Perryville.
- Louisiana
  - Morehouse Parish
  - This Perryville is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 3,514 miles [5,655.2 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Perryville.
- Maryland
  - Cecil County
  - This Perryville is located in Cecil County and lies 3,768 miles [6,064 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Perryville.
- Massachusetts
  - Bristol County
  - This Perryville is located in Bristol County and lies 3,824 miles [6,154.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Perryville.
  - Worcester County
  - This Perryville is located in Worcester County and lies 3,793 miles [6,104.2 km] to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Perryville.
- Michigan
  - Oakland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Perryville [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
  - Winston County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Perryville [Winston County].
- Missouri
  - Perry County
  - This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 3,343 miles [5,380 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
- New Jersey
  - Hunterdon County
  - This Perryville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 3,754 miles [6,041.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Perryville.
- New Mexico
  - Colfax County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Perryville [Colfax County].
- New York
  - Madison County
  - This Perryville is located in Madison County and lies 3,607 miles [5,804.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perryville.
- North Carolina
  - Bladen County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Perryville [Bladen County].
- Ohio
  - Hamilton County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Perryville [Hamilton County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Clarion County
  - This Perryville is located in Clarion County and lies 3,561 miles [5,730.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Perryville.
  - Lycoming County
  - This Perryville is located in Lycoming County and lies 3,643 miles [5,862.8 km] to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Perryville.
  - Potter County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Perryville [Potter County].
  - Westmoreland County
  - This Perryville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 3,595 miles [5,785.6 km] to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Perryville.
- Rhode Island
  - Washington County
  - This Perryville is located in Washington County and lies 3,837 miles [6,175.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perryville.
- Tennessee
  - Decatur County
  - This Perryville is located in Decatur County and lies 3,518 miles [5,661.7 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Perryville.
- Texas
  - Wood County
  - This Perryville is located in Wood County and lies 3,384 miles [5,446 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Perryville.
- Virginia
  - Smyth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Perryville [Smyth County].

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

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

Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Perryville to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,766 miles [6,060.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 8 days, a buggy would take 148 days and walking would take 214 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perryville. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.9130, Longitude: -159.1453
<2>	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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Perryville 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.
<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 Perryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Perryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 12.193 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 17.957 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 353.694 degrees.