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Alaska time is one hour later than Pacific time, two hours behind Mountain Time, three hours behind Central Time and four hours behind Eastern Time. Daylight savings time occurs as in most states from April to October. Get sunrise and sunset information on your trip. (Select Ketchikan, Thorne Bay, or Craig for the nearest locations.)

Here are the specifics for Silverton: Friday, July 11: Sunrise 5:58 am Sunset 8:34 pm Moonrise 12:25 pm Moonset after midnight 39% waxing Saturday, July 12: Sunrise 5:59 am Sunset 8:34 pm Moonrise 1:20 pm Moonset 12:29 am 50% waxing Sunday, July 13: Sunrise 5:59 am Sunset 8:33 pm Moonrise 2:17 pm Moonset 1:013 am 58% waxing

Yes. The bridge uses zip codes to determine sunrise/sunset times, and these can be used to trigger or govern events. For example, outdoor PIR-actuated lights can be configured to turn on only after sunset.

You are required to arrive at the check-in counter 45 minutes prior to your departure time. Flights usually leave full. If you are late, you may loose your ticket and your seat will likely be sold.

The most popular places to see sunrise are: Dante's View, Zabriskie Point, and the sand dunes. Sunset locations also include Zabriskie Point and the sand dunes, but Artist's Palette and Aguereberry Point are also very good.

The chalet is located on the Agujitas River. From Cocalito Beach, there is an inland trail that leads to the chalet. The walk from the beach to the chalet takes about 15 minutes. The chalet can also be reached by kayak at high tide. The closest resort is La Paloma Lodge, which is about a fifteen minute walk from the chalet.

For guests who would like to go out for a drink, the resort bars do welcome visitors. There are also a few small cantinas in town and dances are often held on the weekends. The walk to town takes about 40 minutes.

Most travelers are pleasantly surprised by the lack of biting insects in Drake Bay. At the Chalet there are very few mosquitoes throughout the year. For a week or so in January there is normally a small population boom. Even then, there are not pesky swarms. In Corcovado there can be biting insects, especially sand flies, so travelers should bring repellent.

If you choose to fly via Palmar Sur (1 hour), you would then take a taxi to Sierpe (20 minutes), and then boat to Drake Bay (1 hour, 15 minutes). If you fly directly to Drake Bay (1 hour), upon arrival you would then take a taxi to the village (25 minutes), and then boat to Cocalito Beach (10 minutes). You could also travel overland by bus to Palmar Sur (5.5 hours, including a rest stop, $6.50 US one way ).

There is a dirt road for 4-wheel drive vehicles that goes as far as the village of Agujitas. Road conditions are quite poor and there are a couple of rivers that must be forged. At times, during the rainy season, the road into Drake is impassable. There is no road between the village and the chalet. Your car would have to remain parked in Agujitas. If you are planning on driving, a better option would be to drive to the town of Sierpe. There is a safe rental car parking lot in Sierpe.

Pleasantly isolated on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Drake Bay lies on the northernmost point of the Osa Peninsula. Claimed by many as one of the most beautiful regions in the world, the Osa Peninsula is where the Costa Rica of legend still exists. With eighty per cent, or 430,000 acres of the Osa Peninsula protected by Corcovado National Park and private forest reserves, the region stands as one of the last great tracks of unspoiled primary rainforest in Central America.

According to the 2006 census there are 350 homes and 1,030 inhabitants in the Drake Bay area. This area encompasses 12 districts including the villages of Progreso, Agujitas, Los Planes, Los Angeles, Caletas, and Rincon, as well as the area south to Corcovado.

Not necessarily. Nearly all viewpoints face east and offer spectacular views of the canyons bathed in morning's rich, dramatic light. The two most popular viewpoints for sunrise are Sunrise Point and Bryce Point. For sunset, pick your favorite overlook (we recommend Inspiration Point or Paria View) and plan to arrive 1½ hours before sunset for the best lighting.

Yes, it is shown in the About window (View, About). The times are shown in GMT. Also local standard time is shown.

All the villas have slightly different orientations, but from all living rooms, you are able to see sunrise and sunset over the sea, depending on which month sunsets behind the mountains.

Go to the screen called "sun" and enter the correct longitude and latitude data according to your location (default data are those of Montreal).

For a table of sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset for any place in North America go this site with Sun/Moon calculations at http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html.

Calm to light winds are the most desirable for a balloon flight. Wind is created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface. The winds are lightest when the sun is rising (Earth is just starting to warm) or setting (Earth has already started to cool). A balloon flight revolves around Mother Nature and we don't like to test her limits. PLEASE be on time for your flight since it is very important that we take off as scheduled.