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Caton Dock

Caton Dock from directly overhead

Caton Dock is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Eagle Mountain stands 514 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Alaska Cod Fish Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 4.1 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Alaska Cod Fish Co. Dock. Through the years the dock was washed out by heavy sea and again rebuild several times changing in shape though the years. ca 1930s/40s and before.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.18103, -160.50485

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Alaska Cod Fish Company: 0.0 mi
  • Alaska Cod Fish Company Warehouse: 0.0 mi
  • Caton Dock: 0.0 mi
  • Codfish Co: 0.0 mi
  • Unga Bldg: 0.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Hunt's Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Bloomer Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Apollo Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Danger Point Peak: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Humboldt Harbor: 10.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach South: 10.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 0.0 mi
  • LARSEN'S GARDEN: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Fossil Beach: 11.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainESE 110°514 m19.4 mi
Apollo MountainW 277°497 m4.3 mi
Saddler PeakSE 138°491 m20.5 mi
Mount DavidsonESE 106°469 m19.2 mi
Red MountainWNW 301°376 m5.0 mi
Bloomer PeakWNW 304°375 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:4520:0820:56
June solstice06:0222:2523:27
September equinox08:2819:5520:43
December solstice10:0715:5917:15

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313131354147515349413633
Precip in4.04.42.42.64.03.12.93.94.95.05.16.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Point 1 ENE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/558126910

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