Castle Hill
Castle Hill is an attraction in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Hill Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.8 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
National Historic Landmark and state park in Sitka, Alaska, USA
Dates from 1804.
Wikidata Q5050134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
105 named places within 25 miles
- Harbor Peak: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Rock: 2.3 mi
- Gavan Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Verstovia: 2.8 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Baranov Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- The Prospector: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House: 0.1 mi
- Shee-atika Corporation Totem Pole: 0.2 mi
- Xa 'Tulitseen: 0.3 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 0.0 mi
- Moller Park: 0.7 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.7 mi
- Turnaround Park: 0.7 mi
- Kimsham Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Russian Blockhouse: 0.1 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.7 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 5.1 mi
- Glass Ball Beach: 15.6 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.4 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.6 mi
- Chicken Coop: 0.7 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Russian Bishops House: 0.3 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sage Beach: 0.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.3 mi
- Indian River Falls: 4.7 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | NE 53° | 1,503 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Bassie | E 86° | 1,355 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | ESE 119° | 1,317 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NE 35° | 1,312 m | 8.9 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | N 3° | 1,311 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 89° | 1,239 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cupola Peak | ESE 108° | 1,212 m | 9.1 mi |
| East Sister | NE 51° | 1,165 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:25 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:07 | 20:53 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:12 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 13:55 | 15:21 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sitka 1 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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