Most northern copy of Wooden Boat Magazine?

[BrianW]

I bought the last copy in the store, assuming there was more than one to begin with... :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/stuff/woodenboatmagatDeadhorse.jpg

[paladin]

if you izz farthest north would you be in Ultima Thule...?:D

[JimD]

Say Brian, did you shoot the horse yourself or just pose with the poster?

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Great Photo :D

I needed a good laugh this morning.
Thanks Brian, yer a cool dude. ;)

[martin schulz]

I bought the last copy in the store, assuming there was more than one to begin with... :)

I wonder if that is true Brian?
What's your latitude? Mine is 54,47 North.

[Donn]

Deadhorse Alaska is at 70,20

[BrianW]

Yep, Deadhorse is up there. Heck, where I live, which is considered the 'bannana belt' is
Sitka Alaska, at 57° 03' N Latitude, 135° 20' W Longitude.

While not the top of the world, Deadhorse is pretty far up there. In the summer, on the rare trips south to the town (just a few miles) we see vehicles all decked out that have driven the road up. Most often, they're sporting multiple spare tires (good choice) and fuel tanks. The problem is that most want to dip their toes in the Beaufort Sea, and the oil field security gates are a few miles before the coast. There are tours that will take folks to the water, and where I work is a popular spot as it's as far north as one can drive in North America.

Just a factoid... but Alaska is the farthest north (duh), west (another duh) and east point in the United States. Check it out. :)

[Nanoose]

Whacchu doin up at 2:30 in the morning?

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

The East and West claims rest on the Aleutian Islands - yes?
East is obvious but West might be a close run thing with some of the Hawiians...

[Steve Paskey]

From Wikipedia (see end of 2nd paragraph):

The easternmost/westernmost points of the U.S. throughout the world are disputed. What is most eastern or western depends on one's point of view about what east and west really mean.

By cartographical convention, the Prime Meridian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Meridian) running through Greenwich, England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich%2C_England) is the least eastern and least western place in the world. It is defined as 0 degrees longitude. The 180th meridian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180th_meridian), on the opposite side of the globe represents the absolute limit of how far east or west one can travel, from a cartographical perspective.
Anything exactly on the 180th meridian is neither east nor west; but take a single step to either side and one is at 179+ degrees east or 179+ degrees west, the highest achievable numbers. By this mode of reckoning, the most eastern and western spots in the US are both in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

If one takes the view that the easternmost place is where the day first begins, and the westernmost is where the day last ends, then the International Date Line is the defining limit for what is most eastern or western. In a new year, the earliest US sunrise takes place on Wake Island. Less than an hour earlier, the sun also rose over Attu Island, Alaska but for the day before.

On the other hand, if one defines what is most eastern and most western by which direction one must travel to reach a given point over the shortest distance, then Point Udall, Virgin Islands, and Udall Point, Guam, are the easternmost and westernmost points, respectively. While the world is round, and any point can be reached by traveling either east or west, it is always more direct to head east to reach Point Udall, VI, when traveling from any other spot in the U.S. Likewise, there is not a single point in the United States from which heading east is a shorter route to Udall Point, Guam, than heading west would be, even accounting for circumpolar routes. This holds true because all U.S. territory is spread across less than 180 degrees of longitude.

[jake]

Brian

you work north of Coldfoot ?

I have driven north of there. Hauling pipeline equipment back in the 70s.

[Popeye]

http://www.ideaphore.com/Image_Galleries/2004.04.11.Cape.Spear/Cairn_Lighthouse_Far.jpg


cape spear, most easterly point in na , there's a wb issue buried in that there cairn

[JimD]

I planted one here. 29,000 feet. Highest copy of WB

http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/normal/NGM1963_10p498-9.jpg

[Popeye]

been to Mariana Trench lately ..

[Steve Lansdowne]

Hey, JimD, isn't that the bow of Noah's Ark I see sticking out from that one peak?

[BrianW]

Brian

you work north of Coldfoot ?

I have driven north of there. Hauling pipeline equipment back in the 70s.

Jake,

Yes, north of Coldfoot.

If you went past Coldfoot, all the way to Prudhoe Bay (Deadhorse, AK) to deliever your pipeline equipment, that's were I work.

I understand driving the haul road was even crazier back then than it is now. Glad your still around to tell us about it!

[Braam Berrub]

...it's as far north as one can drive in North America...

having ridden in the back of a pick up in Sachs Harbour 71°59’ and Holman 70°44’ I must say that isn't quite accurate ;) but, yes, Prudhoe Bay is the farthest north one can get by road in North America without flying or taking a boat :eek:

edit: and I had WoodenBoat magazine along as my in-flight reading material... :)

[Tylerdurden]

The farthest out place I had a copy of WB was a Stewardesses hotel room in Nashville. I think having it on my lap during the flight got me the "e" ticket. Thanks WB