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US Army Private George Fox

US Army Private George Fox from directly overhead

US Army Private George Fox is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is SS Northwestern, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Only known Unangax/Aleut KIA during World War II. [Russian Orthodox Cross] GEORGE FOX PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II JAN 20 1920 JUN 1 1944 PURPLE HEART UNANGAX WARRIOR WISH ALL LOVE KIA ARDEA ITALY

How to reach it

Coordinates53.87228, -166.52203

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • BIA Hospital 1942 Jun 3: 0.8 mi
  • WWII JIN Crater: 0.8 mi
  • Unalaska Police Shoulder Patch: 0.8 mi
  • WWII Anti-Aircraft Gun: 0.8 mi
  • Nirvana ship wreck: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Haystack Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Newhall: 0.9 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill Peak: 1.5 mi
Parks: 6
  • Unalaska Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tutiakoff Field: 0.2 mi
  • Tanaadakuchax Park: 0.3 mi
  • Town Park: 0.5 mi
  • Expedition Park: 1.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Glass Beach: 1.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of US Army Private George Fox. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Makushin VolcanoW 274°1,811 m15.9 mi
Table Top MountainNW 317°829 m9.4 mi
Lofty MountainENE 60°695 m10.0 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 201°651 m1.9 mi
Mount Marshall ReeseWNW 303°596 m14.4 mi
Elizabeth PeakSW 216°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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8063592496

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