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- Upper Kalskag) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Kalskag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.5419, Longitude: -160.3339 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Kalskag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).