Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sutton - Alpine:
  • 61.79664, -148.84528
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sutton - Alpine

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Sutton - Alpine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutton - Alpine ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Soapstone
• Farm Loop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Loop
• Fishhook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
• Jonesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Knik River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik River
• Lazy Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Mountain
• Lucky Shot Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Shot Landing
• Meadow Lakes
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes

How Far From Sutton - Alpine 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 Sutton - Alpine to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sutton - Alpine and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sutton - Alpine to Juneau, with an average speed<2>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 3,319 miles [5,341.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 130 days and walking would take 189 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'