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Communities Also Named Alaska ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Alaska.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Alaska.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Morgan County
      • This Alaska is located in Morgan County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Alaska.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Alaska is located in Kent County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Alaska.
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola County
      • This Alaska is located in Cibola County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Alaska.
    • Ohio
      • Van Wert 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 Ohio community of Alaska [Van Wert County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Alaska is located in Jefferson County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alaska.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Alaska is located in Northumberland County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Alaska.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Alaska [Fayette County].
      • Mineral 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 West Virginia community of Alaska [Mineral County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee County
      • This Alaska is located in Kewaunee County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Alaska.
      • Waukesha 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 Wisconsin community of Alaska [Waukesha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alaska ...

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.

  • Derby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Freeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Kelly Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Road
  • Lady Slipper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lady Slipper came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Slipper
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Poplar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Portage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Unionvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

How Far From Alaska to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alaska to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alaska to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,648 miles [5,870.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alaska. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alaska) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6115, Longitude: -64.1107    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Alaska 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>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 Alaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Alaska 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 298.85 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.609 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.709 degrees.




 

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