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FOX

FOX from directly overhead

FOX is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Eagle Mountain stands 514 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Krone, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 4.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172996131/george-fox

How to reach it

Coordinates55.18600, -160.51405

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Krone: 0.2 mi
  • B. Shed 1: 0.3 mi
  • Chicken Coop: 0.3 mi
  • Brandal: 0.3 mi
  • School #4: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Hunt's Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Bloomer Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Apollo Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Red Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Danger Point Peak: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Humboldt Harbor: 9.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach South: 10.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 0.5 mi
  • LARSEN'S GARDEN: 0.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Fossil Beach: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainESE 110°514 m19.9 mi
Apollo MountainW 273°497 m3.9 mi
Saddler PeakSE 138°491 m21.0 mi
Mount DavidsonESE 107°469 m19.6 mi
Red MountainWNW 299°376 m4.5 mi
Bloomer PeakWNW 302°375 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:4520:0820:56
June solstice06:0222:2523:27
September equinox08:2919:5520:43
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/556857703

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