USS Juneau Memorial
USS Juneau Memorial is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. The Dukes stands 1,953 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Commercial Fishermen's Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- LEST WE FORGET The Naval Battle of Guadacanal was a ferocious and descisive as any battler of World War II. It was not won cheaply. .... USS JUNEAU
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Maria: 0.9 mi
- Mount Juneau: 1.8 mi
- Gastineau Peak: 1.9 mi
- Roberts Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Bradley: 3.2 mi
- Marine Park: 0.5 mi
- Food Park: 0.5 mi
- Bishop Michael H. Kenny Memorial Peace Park: 0.7 mi
- Cathedral Park: 0.8 mi
- Capital School Park: 0.8 mi
- Commercial Fishermen's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Eagle Pole: 0.5 mi
- Sealaska Cultural Values Pole: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Bell Reproduction: 0.7 mi
- Haida Raven Pole: 1.1 mi
- Hard Rock Miners statue: 0.4 mi
- Before I Die ...: 0.6 mi
- Windfall Fisherman: 0.7 mi
- William H. Seward: 0.7 mi
- Nimbus: 0.7 mi
- Sealaska Heritage Institute: 0.5 mi
- Juneau-Douglas City Museum: 0.7 mi
- Alaska State Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wickersham State Historical Site: 0.8 mi
- Last Chance Mining Museum: 0.9 mi
- Goldbelt Tram: 0.2 mi
- Governor's house: 0.9 mi
- Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
- outer point: 10.5 mi
- Ebner Falls: 1.4 mi
- AJ Falls: 10.2 mi
- Nugget Falls: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lena Beach: 14.6 mi
- Juneau Arboretum: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of USS Juneau Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dukes | N 3° | 1,953 m | 19.4 mi |
| Princess Peak | N 2° | 1,946 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Wrather | NNW 347° | 1,783 m | 14.0 mi |
| Spencer Peak | N 357° | 1,746 m | 13.5 mi |
| Split Thumb | NNE 22° | 1,716 m | 8.4 mi |
| Nugget Mountain | N 9° | 1,695 m | 9.3 mi |
| North Nugget Spire | N 9° | 1,671 m | 9.6 mi |
| Amherst Peak | N 3° | 1,665 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:19 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 03:52 | 20:56 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 13:30 | 15:08 |
Local time (America/Juneau).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 33 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Juneau Dwtn, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11940703221
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- Juneau · 1 mi
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