U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Ante Peak stands 1,503 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Shee-atika Corporation Totem Pole, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.7 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Historic house in Alaska, United States.
Wikidata Q20712601, matched on coordinates and name (92 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House, Built c. 1916 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
92 named places within 25 miles
- Harbor Peak: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Rock: 2.2 mi
- Gavan Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Verstovia: 2.7 mi
- Harbor Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Shee-atika Corporation Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- The Prospector: 0.1 mi
- Baranov Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- Xa 'Tulitseen: 0.2 mi
- Kaisei Maru: 0.5 mi
- Castle Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Moller Park: 0.6 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.7 mi
- Turnaround Park: 0.7 mi
- Kimsham Sports Complex: 1.0 mi
- Russian Blockhouse: 0.1 mi
- Castle Hill: 0.1 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.7 mi
- Sitka Cruise Ship Port: 5.0 mi
- Glass Ball Beach: 15.8 mi
- St. Peter's Fellowship Farm: 0.3 mi
- Fine Arts Camp Compost Garden Project: 0.5 mi
- Blatchley Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Chicken Coop: 0.6 mi
- Sitka History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Russian Bishops House: 0.2 mi
- Sheldon Jackson Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sage Beach: 0.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.2 mi
- Indian River Falls: 4.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Sitka National Historical Park: 0.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Peak | NE 54° | 1,503 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Bassie | E 87° | 1,355 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Radamaker | ESE 119° | 1,317 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Katlian | NE 35° | 1,312 m | 8.8 mi |
| Annahootz Mountain | N 3° | 1,311 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 90° | 1,239 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cupola Peak | ESE 109° | 1,212 m | 9.1 mi |
| East Sister | NE 51° | 1,165 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:25 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 04:07 | 20:53 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:12 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 13:54 | 15:21 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sitka 1 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9999752154
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