Loring
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. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
human settlement in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States of America
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Walden Point Road
Overlooks nearby
- Wolf Point · 17 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Refuge beach: 7.3 mi
- Coast Guard Beach: 12.4 mi
- South Point Higgins Beach: 13.1 mi
- Refuge cove: 14.2 mi
- Alaska Rainforest Family Adventure: 13.2 mi
- Totem Bight Historical State Park: 13.7 mi
- Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show: 18.1 mi
- Saxman Totem Park: 19.6 mi
- Totem Heritage Center: 18.0 mi
- Tongass Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Dolly's Museum: 18.0 mi
- Ward Lake Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Grassy Point Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
- Lost at Sea Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Raven Stealing The Sun: 18.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Reid | ENE 65° | 1,378 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mahoney Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,015 m | 14.6 mi |
| Northbird Mountain | S 170° | 1,003 m | 16.1 mi |
| John Mountain | S 170° | 987 m | 14.4 mi |
| Roy Jones Mountain | S 171° | 944 m | 16.3 mi |
| Achilles Mountain | SSE 168° | 919 m | 17.6 mi |
| South Mount | WNW 296° | 919 m | 21.7 mi |
| Deer Mountain | S 175° | 915 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:12 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:04 | 20:31 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 17:59 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 13:59 | 15:16 |
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 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 39 | 35 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 10.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchikan 10N, 13 mi away.
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