Service Flags
Service Flags is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Unalaska Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The military flags flown over Unalaska Memorial Park represent the United States Coast Guard, Prisoners of War, Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Army, and the United States Air Force.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Hill: 0.8 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Newhall: 1.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bunker Hill Peak: 1.4 mi
- World War II in the Aleutians: 0.0 mi
- 206th Coast Artillery: 0.0 mi
- Peace Memorial: 0.0 mi
- World War II: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Bering Sea Patrol: 0.0 mi
- BIA Hospital 1942 Jun 3: 0.7 mi
- WWII JIN Crater: 0.7 mi
- WWII Anti-Aircraft Gun: 0.7 mi
- Unalaska Police Shoulder Patch: 0.7 mi
- Nirvana ship wreck: 0.8 mi
- Unalaska Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Tutiakoff Field: 0.1 mi
- Tanaadakuchax Park: 0.4 mi
- Town Park: 0.4 mi
- Expedition Park: 1.1 mi
- Imphenzia: 1.4 mi
- Glass Beach: 1.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Service Flags. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makushin Volcano | W 274° | 1,811 m | 15.8 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | NW 317° | 829 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lofty Mountain | ENE 61° | 695 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSW 198° | 651 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Marshall Reese | WNW 303° | 596 m | 14.3 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | SW 215° | 590 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Cone | WNW 283° | 581 m | 12.0 mi |
| Red Cinder Dome | WNW 295° | 574 m | 16.0 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8254703162
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