Aklavik (Northwest Territories) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

How Far From Aklavik 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 community such as Aklavik to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Yellowknife, which is the Territorial Capital of Northwest Territories, lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Aklavik to Yellowknife, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,582 miles [4,155.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 101 days and walking would take 147 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Aklavik) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aklavik. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 68.2206, Longitude: -135.0093
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Aklavik to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 351.583 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 355.193 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 334.265 degrees.