Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Point Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Hope and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Hope
- 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 Point Hope:
- 68.349043, -166.73526
- 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 Point Hope
- 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 Point Hope ...
We found one communities that share the name Point Hope.
Within Alaska, the name Point Hope is unique.
Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Point Hope in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Point Hope.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Hope ...
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.
In the vicinity of Point Hope, Chariot is located 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the Southeast
How Far From Point Hope 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 Point Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Hope and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Point Hope to Juneau, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 68 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 47 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,741 miles [6,020.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 8 days, a buggy would take 147 days and walking would take 213 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Point Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 68.3490, Longitude: -166.7353 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Point Hope to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 18.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 24.613 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 359.357 degrees. |