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Loring

Loring from directly overhead

Loring is a ghost town in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Mount Reid stands 1,378 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Settlers Cove, a park 7.3 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 13 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

human settlement in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States of America

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Coordinates55.60250, -131.63600

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Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
  • Betton Head: 9.8 mi
  • Thornton Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Brown Mountain: 12.4 mi
  • Cove Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Dude Mountain: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Totem 2,Eagle Grave Marker: 13.6 mi
  • Totem 1,Thunderbird and Whale:: 13.6 mi
  • Totem 13, Halibut Pole: 13.7 mi
  • Totem 12, Kadjuk Bird Pole: 13.7 mi
  • Totem 11, Kat’s Bear Wife: 13.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Settlers Cove: 7.3 mi
  • Alder Park: 17.1 mi
  • City Park: 17.9 mi
  • Totem Heritage Museum Park: 18.0 mi
  • Eagle Park: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Refuge beach: 7.3 mi
  • Coast Guard Beach: 12.4 mi
  • South Point Higgins Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Refuge cove: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ward Lake Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
  • Grassy Point Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Lost at Sea Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • Raven Stealing The Sun: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReidENE 65°1,378 m16.8 mi
Mahoney MountainSSE 166°1,015 m14.6 mi
Northbird MountainS 170°1,003 m16.1 mi
John MountainS 170°987 m14.4 mi
Roy Jones MountainS 171°944 m16.3 mi
Twin PeaksSSE 163°942 m17.0 mi
Achilles MountainSSE 168°919 m17.6 mi
South MountWNW 296°919 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1219:00
June solstice04:0420:3121:35
September equinox06:3317:5918:47
December solstice08:1413:5915:16

Local time (America/Sitka).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353638435055595953463935
Precip in11.77.87.57.35.54.75.28.010.212.913.110.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchikan 10N, 13 mi away.

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