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- Swanneck Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swanneck Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.9269, Longitude: -149.2836 In this case, the coordinates for Swanneck Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).