Navy no. 618
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Navy no. 618 is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII JIN Crater, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The apartment house at the naval radio station. Pre-war construction. Navy no. 618. was said to be the only brick building in the Aleutians. During World War II, it was the Marine command post.
The story
The Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears were the two military installations built next to each other in Dutch Harbor, on Amaknak Island of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, by the United States in response to the growing war threat with Imperial Japan during World War II. In 1938, the Navy Board recommended the construction which began in July 1940. The first United States Army troops arrived in June 1941 and an air base constructed by the United States Navy was finished in September 1941. At the time of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, these were the only military installations in the Aleutian Islands. On June 3–4, 1942, the two bases were bombed by Japanese planes operating from two aircraft carriers in a two-day event known as the Battle of Dutch Harbor, marking the first enemy aircraft strike on the American continent in history.
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Dates from 1940.
Wikidata Q5317303, joined on its National Register reference.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- WWII JIN Crater: 0.0 mi
- WWII JIN Crater: 0.1 mi
- WWII JIN Crater: 0.3 mi
- WWII JIN Crater: 0.3 mi
- WWII JIN Crater: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.2 mi
- Haystack Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hill 200: 0.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bunker Hill Peak: 1.1 mi
- WWII Underground Hospital: 0.4 mi
- Jesse Lee Home Monument: 0.9 mi
- WWII Submarine Marker: 0.9 mi
- World War II: 1.0 mi
- World War II in the Aleutians: 1.0 mi
- Sitka Spruce Park: 0.4 mi
- Town Park: 0.8 mi
- Expedition Park: 0.8 mi
- Tutiakoff Field: 0.9 mi
- Unalaska Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Imphenzia: 0.6 mi
- Glass Beach: 1.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Navy no. 618. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makushin Volcano | W 271° | 1,811 m | 15.3 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | NW 315° | 829 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lofty Mountain | ENE 66° | 695 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | S 183° | 651 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Marshall Reese | WNW 301° | 596 m | 13.5 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | SSW 207° | 590 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Cone | W 279° | 581 m | 11.4 mi |
| Red Cinder Dome | WNW 293° | 574 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 09:09 | 20:33 | 21:20 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 22:43 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 08:53 | 20:20 | 21:06 |
| December solstice | 10:23 | 16:37 | 17:47 |
Local time (America/Nome).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dutch Harbor, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 85002733OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1279125176
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