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Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area Visitor Center

Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area Visitor Center from directly overhead

Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area Visitor Center is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Makushin Volcano stands 1,811 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Anti Aircraft Canon, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Used by the Naval Air Transport Service, whose insignia Is inlaid in today's waiting room floor.

The record

What the record says

Built
1941
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates53.89462, -166.54014
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • WWII Anti Aircraft Canon: 0.0 mi
  • WWII Torpedo Shop: 0.0 mi
  • WWII JIN Crater: 0.0 mi
  • WWII JIN Crater: 0.1 mi
  • WWII JIN Crater: 0.1 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Strawberry Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Hill 200: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Ballyhoo: 1.2 mi
  • Haystack Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Bunker Hill Peak: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
Parks: 6
  • Sitka Spruce Park: 0.5 mi
  • Expedition Park: 1.3 mi
  • Town Park: 1.5 mi
  • Tutiakoff Field: 1.6 mi
  • Unalaska Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Glass Beach: 1.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Makushin VolcanoW 268°1,811 m15.1 mi
Table Top MountainNW 313°829 m7.8 mi
Lofty MountainENE 70°695 m10.1 mi
Pyramid PeakS 179°651 m3.3 mi
Mount Marshall ReeseWNW 299°596 m13.0 mi
Elizabeth PeakSSW 203°590 m7.0 mi
Sugarloaf ConeW 276°581 m11.1 mi
Red Cinder DomeWNW 291°574 m14.7 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 85002733OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/308934930

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