Gold Dredge #8
Gold Dredge #8 is an attraction in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Wickersham Dome stands 977 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Dredge nº8, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Steese Highway passes 1.7 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Steese Highway
- 6.1 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 7.5 mi off the The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Richardson Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Platform · 6 mi
- Observation Platform · 6 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Gold Dredge nº8: 0.2 mi
- Gold Daughters: 1.1 mi
- Alyeska Pipeline Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: 5.5 mi
- Alaska Bird Observatory: 5.7 mi
- Pearl Creek Park: 6.0 mi
- Baranof Park: 6.5 mi
- Graehl Park: 6.8 mi
- Nussbaumer Park: 6.9 mi
- Golden Heart Plaza: 6.9 mi
- Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum: 5.8 mi
- Agriculture Museum: 5.9 mi
- Fairbanks Ice Museum: 7.0 mi
- Bouchard's International Dog Mushing and Sled Museum: 7.0 mi
- Alaska Mining Hall of Fame: 7.0 mi
- Mount Lulu Fairbanks: 3.6 mi
- Birch Hill: 5.4 mi
- Pedro Dome: 7.8 mi
- Gilmore Dome: 9.0 mi
- Ester Dome: 12.4 mi
- Lend-Lease Monument: 6.9 mi
- Barnette's Landing: 7.0 mi
- Interior Alaska Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- White Alice Communications Station: 7.9 mi
- Black Brant IX sounding rocket: 8.0 mi
- Felix Pedro Monument: 6.6 mi
- Walter Harper Statue: 6.9 mi
- Big Stampede Mural: 7.8 mi
- Pioneer by the Bus Stop: 7.9 mi
- International Signpost: 8.0 mi
- Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Georgeson Botanical Garden: 8.3 mi
- Seed Garden: 15.7 mi
- Cleary Summit Parking: 9.7 mi
- East Lake Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Chena River Lakes Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Tanana Valley State Forest: 24.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Dredge #8. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickersham Dome | NNW 329° | 977 m | 22.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | N 5° | 770 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gilmore Dome | ENE 72° | 738 m | 9.0 mi |
| Coffee Dome | NE 54° | 733 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ester Dome | WSW 250° | 720 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Lulu Fairbanks | E 85° | 567 m | 3.6 mi |
| Clear Creek Butte | SSW 193° | 275 m | 22.0 mi |
| Moose Creek Bluff | SE 139° | 245 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:01 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 02:54 | 22:38 | 00:52 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 18:49 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 11:01 | — | 14:38 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | -3 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 57 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 25 | 6 | -1 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FOX 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4946680626
Day trips start here
- Fox · 1 mi
- Fairbanks · 7 mi
- North Pole · 16 mi
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