Old Pier
Old Pier is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Eagle Mountain stands 514 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cod Fish Drying Racks, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 4.3 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
small dock used for delivering cod fish to the cod drying racks on the bluff.
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
49 named places within 25 miles
- Cod Fish Drying Racks: 0.0 mi
- Lauritzen Shed: 0.0 mi
- Church Quarters: 0.0 mi
- Methodist Church: 0.0 mi
- Lofoten: 0.0 mi
- Hunt's Hill: 0.1 mi
- Bloomer Peak: 3.3 mi
- Apollo Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Danger Point Peak: 11.5 mi
- Red Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
- Humboldt Harbor: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Beach South: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 11.2 mi
- Unga: 0.2 mi
- LARSEN'S GARDEN: 0.2 mi
- Fossil Beach: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Pier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | ESE 110° | 514 m | 19.6 mi |
| Apollo Mountain | W 276° | 497 m | 4.1 mi |
| Saddler Peak | SE 138° | 491 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Davidson | ESE 106° | 469 m | 19.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 301° | 376 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bloomer Peak | WNW 304° | 375 m | 3.3 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.
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