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JAIL

JAIL from directly overhead

JAIL is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Eagle Mountain stands 514 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshal Qtrs, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 4.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Two story building with jail cells on main floor and an upper loft on second level. Prisoners were brought from neighboring communities along the Aleutian coastline to be held for court by local commissioners or traveling territorial officials.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.18257, -160.50730

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Marshal Qtrs: 0.0 mi
  • Rodgers: 0.0 mi
  • BERNTSEN: 0.0 mi
  • shed: 0.0 mi
  • Grassimoff: 0.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Hunt's Hill: 0.0 mi
  • Bloomer Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Apollo Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Red Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Danger Point Peak: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Red Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Humboldt Harbor: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach South: 10.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 0.1 mi
  • LARSEN'S GARDEN: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Fossil Beach: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainESE 110°514 m19.5 mi
Apollo MountainW 276°497 m4.2 mi
Saddler PeakSE 138°491 m20.6 mi
Mount DavidsonESE 106°469 m19.3 mi
Red MountainWNW 300°376 m4.9 mi
Bloomer PeakWNW 303°375 m3.4 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 5080 °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/554594974

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