Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Sunrise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunrise
- 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 Sunrise:
- 60.886771, -149.425031
- 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 Sunrise
- 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 Sunrise ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Sunrise.
Within Alaska, the name Sunrise is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Sunrise is located in Broward County and lies 3,955 miles [6,365 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Sunrise.
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunrise is located in Hillsborough County and lies 3,775 miles [6,075.3 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunrise.
- Sarasota County
- This Sunrise is located in Sarasota County and lies 3,818 miles [6,144.5 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Sunrise.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 3,460 miles [5,568.3 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Sunrise.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 3,341 miles [5,376.8 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Sunrise.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Sunrise is located in Calvert County and lies 3,376 miles [5,433.1 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Sunrise.
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Sunrise [Carroll County].
- Frederick County
- This Sunrise is located in Frederick County and lies 3,306 miles [5,320.5 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunrise.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Sunrise is located in Forrest County and lies 3,359 miles [5,405.8 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Sunrise.
- Leake County
- This Sunrise is located in Leake County and lies 3,269 miles [5,260.9 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Sunrise.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Sunrise is located in Barry County and lies 2,891 miles [4,652.6 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Sunrise.
- Dunklin County
- This Sunrise is located in Dunklin County and lies 3,065 miles [4,932.6 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Sunrise.
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Sunrise lies 3,446 miles [5,545.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Okfuskee County
- This Sunrise is located in Okfuskee County and lies 2,893 miles [4,655.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okfuskee County community of Sunrise.
- Okmulgee County
- This Sunrise is located in Okmulgee County and lies 2,903 miles [4,671.9 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Sunrise.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Sunrise is located in Berks County and lies 3,309 miles [5,325.3 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Sunrise.
- Jefferson County
- This Sunrise is located in Jefferson County and lies 3,163 miles [5,090.4 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sunrise.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sunrise [Grainger County].
- Hickman County
- This Sunrise is located in Hickman County and lies 3,173 miles [5,106.4 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Sunrise.
- Knox County
- This Sunrise is located in Knox County and lies 3,274 miles [5,269 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Sunrise.
- Macon County
- This Sunrise is located in Macon County and lies 3,175 miles [5,109.7 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Sunrise.
- Texas
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunrise [El Paso County].
- Falls County
- This Sunrise is located in Falls County and lies 3,111 miles [5,006.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Sunrise.
- Hidalgo County
- This Sunrise is located in Hidalgo County and lies 3,380 miles [5,439.6 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Sunrise.
- San Augustine County
- This Sunrise is located in San Augustine County and lies 3,188 miles [5,130.6 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Sunrise.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise ...
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.
- Anchorage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <4>
- Green Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Homesite Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homesite Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homesite Park
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
- Indian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <4>
- Knik Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knik Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik Heights
- Moose Pass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Pass
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Pass <4>
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rogers Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Silvertip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Turnagain Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnagain Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnagain Heights
- Wonder Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Park
How Far From Sunrise 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 Sunrise to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise to Juneau, with an average speed<6>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 3,346 miles [5,384.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 131 days and walking would take 191 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunrise. 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 from Point A (ie- Sunrise) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunrise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.8868, Longitude: -149.4250 |
| <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 Sunrise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Sunrise 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sunrise to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 3.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 8.679 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 346.206 degrees. |