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Alaska Aviation Museum, a museum in Alaska
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Alaska Aviation Museum, a museum in Alaska
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Alaska Aviation Museum, a museum in Alaska
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Alaska Aviation Museum, a museum in Alaska
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Alaska Aviation Museum, a museum in Alaska
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Alaska Aviation Museum, a museum in Alaska
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Alaska Aviation Museum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nothern Air Cargo DC-6, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Seward Highway passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Its mission since 1988, is to preserve Alaska's aviation heritage and foster public interest in aviation. It areas of particular focus include bush flying and the World War II Army base on Adak Island.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q428281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates61.17938, -149.97256

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spenard Beach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Balto Seppala Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lloyd Steele Park: 1.2 mi
  • Earthquake Park: 1.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Fish Creek Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 31
  • Nothern Air Cargo DC-6: 0.8 mi
  • Benny Benson Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Nike SIte Point Integrated Fire Control Area: 2.5 mi
  • Commemorative Plaque of Pope John Paul II Visit: 3.2 mi
  • Nike Site Point Missile Launch Area: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 16
Museums: 9
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Lyn Ary Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Beaver Beach: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Alaska Aviation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliwawESE 109°1,660 m16.1 mi
Temptation PeakE 93°1,641 m15.0 mi
East Tanaina PeakESE 102°1,633 m15.1 mi
West Tanaina PeakESE 102°1,605 m14.5 mi
The RampESE 113°1,597 m15.6 mi
Tikishla PeakE 100°1,594 m14.1 mi
O'Malley PeakESE 113°1,570 m14.1 mi
Koktoya PeakESE 103°1,569 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0219:1820:15
June solstice04:2222:1623:43
September equinox07:4519:0520:02
December solstice10:15—15:43

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172125384958615950372419
Precip in0.60.60.60.40.60.91.82.83.11.71.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage LK Hood SEA Plane BA, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/623719163

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