Distances to The Cirque of the Unclimbables:
George Bell
Important Latitudes and Longitudes:
Glacier Lake: 62° 05' N 127° 35' W
Fort Simpson: 61° 52' N 121° 48' W
Fort Liard: 60° 16' N 123° 34' W
Watson Lake: 60° 18' N 128° 50' W
Anchorage: 61° 12' N 149° 48' W
Inconnu Lodge: 61° 48' N 130° 01' W
Tungsten: 61° 57' N 128° 14' W
Great Circle distances (shortest flying distance, ±5 miles):
Glacier Lake to Tungsten (YT): 25 Miles
Glacier Lake to Inconnu Lodge (YT): 80 Miles
Glacier Lake to Watson Lake (YT): 130 Miles
Glacier Lake to Fort Liard (NWT): 180 Miles
Glacier Lake to Fort Simpson (NWT): 190 Miles
Glacier Lake to Whitehorse (YT): 270 Miles
Glacier Lake to Anchorage (AK): 730 Miles
Glacier Lake to Seattle (WA): 1020 Miles
Glacier Lake to Denver (CO): 1810 Miles
Glacier Lake to Chicago (IL): 2140 Miles
Glacier Lake to New York (NY): 2630 Miles
Some road mileages (Source: 1990 Rand McNally Road Atlas):
Vancouver (BC) to Whitehorse (YT): 1512 Miles
Vancouver (BC) to Anchorage (AK): 2237 Miles
Calgary (AB) to Whitehorse (YT): 1457 Miles (Alaska Hwy)
Denver (CO) to Calgary (AL): 1096 Miles
Calgary (AL) to Fort Simpson (NWT): 1086 Miles (MacKenzie Hwy)
Winnipeg (MB) to Whitehorse (YT): 2073 Miles (Alaska Hwy)
Winnipeg (MB) to New York (NY): 1660 Miles
Winnipeg (MB) to Chicago (IL): 862 Miles
Watson Lk. (YT) to Whitehorse (YT): 272 Miles
Seattle (WA) to Vancouver (BC): 165 Miles
Total road mileages (the BAD news):
Anchorage (AK) to Watson Lake (YT): 997 Miles
Seattle (WA) to Watson Lake (YT): 1405 Miles
San Fran. (CA) to Watson Lake (YT): 2215 Miles
Denver (CO) to Watson Lake (YT): 2281 Miles
Denver (CO) to Fort Simpson (NWT): 2182 Miles
Chicago (IL) to Watson Lake (YT): 2663 Miles
New York (NY) to Watson Lake (YT): 3461 Miles