E-3 Sentry
E-3 Sentry is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Triangle Peak stands 1,675 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is YUKLA 27 Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska Railroad passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- On Elmendorf AFB, September 22, 1995 at 0747 hours a Boeing E3-B Sentry AWACS from the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron crashed shortly after takeoff for a routine surveillance training sortie.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 1.6 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Seward Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ship Creek Overlook · 4 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 5 mi
- Potter's Marsh · 13 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yukla Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Davis Park: 1.4 mi
- Duldida Park: 1.4 mi
- Louis G Mizelle Park: 1.5 mi
- David Rose Park: 1.8 mi
- Snow Hawk Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Near Point: 8.1 mi
- Nunaka Point: 8.3 mi
- Ship Creek Hill: 8.5 mi
- Kanchee Peak: 8.7 mi
- YUKLA 27 Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Wall of Heroes: 0.1 mi
- POW-MIA memorial: 0.1 mi
- McCloud Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Nixon-Hirohito monument: 0.7 mi
- Racing in the Footsteps of a Legend: 3.6 mi
- Flight of the Raven: 3.7 mi
- Alaska's Marine Life: 3.7 mi
- Focus on Statehood: 3.8 mi
- Light Speed Planet Walk-Sun: 3.8 mi
- McPhee Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Fairview Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Chanshtnu Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Garden of Eatin': 4.0 mi
- I Street Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 1.6 mi
- Alaska Native Heritage Center: 3.0 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 3.5 mi
- LumaLim: 3.5 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 3.6 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 3.6 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 3.8 mi
- Dall Sheep: 8.4 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 13.5 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 20.2 mi
- South Fork Falls: 11.1 mi
- Niagara Falls: 15.5 mi
- Thunder Bird Falls: 19.9 mi
- Heritage Falls: 20.1 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 5.8 mi
- Beaver Beach: 15.8 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 2.9 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 10.4 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of E-3 Sentry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Peak | ESE 116° | 1,675 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | SE 136° | 1,660 m | 13.8 mi |
| Temptation Peak | ESE 121° | 1,641 m | 10.8 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | SE 131° | 1,633 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mile High Peak | ENE 72° | 1,625 m | 15.7 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | SE 132° | 1,605 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Ramp | SE 142° | 1,597 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | SE 131° | 1,594 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:20 | 22:16 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| December solstice | 10:15 | — | 15:41 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 36 | 23 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Merrill FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9015838014
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 3 mi
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