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U.S. Coast Guard Bering Sea Patrol

U.S. Coast Guard Bering Sea Patrol from directly overhead

U.S. Coast Guard Bering Sea Patrol is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Flag pole with, U.S., USCG, and Alaska flags

What the record says

Inscription
In memory of those United States revenue cutter service sailors who came before us. ... A few rest here, others found their final sleep in the cold waters neath the shadow of the pole. On the occasion of our 200th birthday... August 4th, 1790-1990

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.87266, -166.52340

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • 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
Peaks: 20
  • Haystack Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Newhall: 1.0 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill Peak: 1.4 mi
Parks: 6
  • Unalaska Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Tutiakoff Field: 0.2 mi
  • Tanaadakuchax Park: 0.4 mi
  • Town Park: 0.4 mi
  • Expedition Park: 1.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Glass Beach: 1.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Coast Guard Bering Sea Patrol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Makushin VolcanoW 274°1,811 m15.8 mi
Table Top MountainNW 317°829 m9.3 mi
Lofty MountainENE 61°695 m10.1 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 199°651 m1.9 mi
Mount Marshall ReeseWNW 303°596 m14.4 mi
Elizabeth PeakSW 215°590 m6.0 mi
Sugarloaf ConeWNW 283°581 m12.1 mi
Red Cinder DomeWNW 295°574 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox09:0920:3321:20
June solstice06:3522:4323:42
September equinox08:5320:2021:06
December solstice10:2316:3717:47

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333434374247525449433835
Precip in6.85.24.63.54.22.52.32.95.77.96.77.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dutch Harbor, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8254703164

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