Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Valdez:
  • 61.133955, -146.359878
  • 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 Valdez

• 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 Valdez ...

We found four communities that share the name Valdez.

Within Alaska, the name Valdez is unique.

Beyond Alaska, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Yolo County
    • This Valdez is located in Yolo County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Valdez.
  • Colorado
    • Las Animas County
    • This Valdez is located in Las Animas County and lies 2,437 miles [3,922 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Valdez.
  • Florida
    • Volusia County
    • This Valdez is located in Volusia County and lies 3,663 miles [5,895 km]<1> to the east.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Valdez.
  • New Mexico
    • Taos County
    • This Valdez is located in Taos County and lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Valdez.

How Far From Valdez to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Valdez to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valdez and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Valdez to Juneau, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,242 miles [5,217.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 127 days and walking would take 185 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Valdez: www.valdezalaska.org/

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/