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# From Alaska to the Moon
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-alaska-to-the-moon/
- Published: 2008-10-03T19:10:55.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:41:48.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:49

I know most people have moved on from the silly claim that Sarah Palin can see Russia from her backyard - but in case you're wondering 'wait, can she really?' (the U.S. media still seem to be wondering) - check out this amusing post from American expat Erik Rassmussen who has [used a distance calculator and a google map](http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/09/25/can-sarah-palin-really-see-russia-from-her-house/?ref=opendemocracy.net) to estimate just how physically impossible it would be:

*"To see Russia from Juneau, you’d have to go up 330,715.1 meters. That’s* 
*almost the 350 km altitude of the International Space Station."*  

Thanks to the blogger volunteers at [*Voices without Votes*](http://voiceswithoutvotes.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net) for aggregating this blog post, along with hundreds of other's from around the world. The US elections really do look different through the eyes of outsiders.