What is the most accurate way to determine the distance to a nearby galaxy?

Dose local topography and sea surface temp contribute to differences in climate between baeious localities

If u make mistakes on a school trip to knotts like standing up on a ride too early and they ask you not to do it again or and if you do it again you will be escorted out will it go on my student record? yes i know it is a dumb question

Where was oil production at its highest in the 1980s and still remains important to the russian economy? central asia the ural mountains russian siberia the caucasus region