Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Todd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Todd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Todd
- 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 Todd:
- 57.461111, -135.039722
- 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 Todd
- 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 Todd ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Todd.
Within Alaska, the name Todd is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Placer 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 California community of Todd [Placer County].
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Todd [Sonoma County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Blaine 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 Oklahoma community of Todd [Blaine County].
- Craig County
- This Todd is located in Craig County and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<3> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Todd.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Grayson 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 Texas community of Todd [Grayson County].
- Grimes County
- This Todd is located in Grimes County and lies 2,643 miles [4,253.5 km]<3> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Todd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Todd ...
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.
- Cannery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Freshwater Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Bay
- Hood Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
How Far From Todd 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 Todd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Todd and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Todd to Juneau, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,852 miles [4,589.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 days, a buggy would take 112 days and walking would take 162 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Todd. 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 Todd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Todd 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Todd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Todd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 57.4611, Longitude: -135.0397 In this case, the coordinates for Todd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Todd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 351.744 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 355.132 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 335.761 degrees. |