JAIL
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
- 4.2 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshal Qtrs: 0.0 mi
- Rodgers: 0.0 mi
- BERNTSEN: 0.0 mi
- shed: 0.0 mi
- Grassimoff: 0.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Garden: 0.1 mi
- LARSEN'S GARDEN: 0.1 mi
- Unga: 0.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | ESE 110° | 514 m | 19.5 mi |
| Apollo Mountain | W 276° | 497 m | 4.2 mi |
| Saddler Peak | SE 138° | 491 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Davidson | ESE 106° | 469 m | 19.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 300° | 376 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bloomer Peak | WNW 303° | 375 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:45 | 20:08 | 20:56 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 22:25 | 23:27 |
| September equinox | 08:29 | 19:55 | 20:43 |
| December solstice | 10:07 | 15:59 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/554594974
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