Average and Median Earnings. As of 2011, police and highway patrol officers earned an average of $27.05 an hour and $56,260 a year. Half of all police and highway patrol officers made between $19.77 and $33.65 an hour and between $41,110 and $69,990 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 636,410 police and patrol officers were employed in the United States as of May 2011.
The Northwest Passage consists of a series of very deep channels that wind through Canada's Arctic Islands. The Northwest Passage is about 900 miles (1450 km) long. Using the passage instead of the Panama Canal can cut thousands of miles off of a sea journey between Europe and Asia.Unfortunately, the Northwest Passage is about 500 miles (800 km) north of the Arctic Circle and is covered by ice sheets and icebergs much of the time.Some speculate, however, that if global warming continues the Northwest Passage might be a viable transportation route for ships.he Northwest Passage is about 900 miles (1450 km) long. Using the passage instead of the Panama Canal can cut thousands of miles off of a sea journey between Europe and Asia.
Astronauts are by far the fastest traveling humans with the earth as a stationary reference point. One might think the Apollo missions to the moon are the fastest traveling humans, but the speed of that spacecraft was only about 6,300 miles per hour. In fact, an orbiting space shuttle is much faster at 17,600 miles per hour. This is the fastest any man has reached. Although it seems very fast to us, this speed is 0.026% of the speed of light. For unassisted speed using Usain Bolt's time in the 100 meter, his top speed is 23.3 miles per hour (10.4 m/s).