Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Sadie Peak stands 1,317 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeffery Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Sterling Highway runs past it. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
nonprofit organization in Homer, United States
Dates from 1982.
Wikidata Q30258946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Sterling Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Beluga Wetlands Overlook · 1 mi
- Baycrest Overlook · 4 mi
46 named places within 25 miles
- Jeffery Park: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin O. Walters Sr. Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- WKFL Park: 0.3 mi
- Bishops Beach Park: 0.7 mi
- Bayview Park: 0.9 mi
- Ohlson Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Beaver Creek: 9.0 mi
- Sadie Knob: 9.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Alaska Bear Tours: 0.3 mi
- Alaska Bear Adventures: 0.3 mi
- Alaska Ultimate Safaris: 0.3 mi
- Old Town: 0.8 mi
- Harrington Cabin: 0.9 mi
- Bishop's Beach: 1.3 mi
- Kayak Beach: 10.3 mi
- Outside Beach: 14.9 mi
- Inside Beach: 15.4 mi
- Whiskey Gulch Beach: 16.5 mi
- Alaska Islands & Oceans NWR Visitor Center: 0.6 mi
- Pratt Museum: 0.9 mi
- Seldovia Village Tribe Museum: 15.9 mi
- Carl E. Wynn Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Kachemak Bay State Park: 18.5 mi
- Jakolof Falls: 15.1 mi
- Tutka Falls: 17.3 mi
- Seafarer's Memorial: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie Peak | SSE 147° | 1,317 m | 14.3 mi |
| Graduation Peak | S 191° | 1,102 m | 16.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | S 175° | 1,074 m | 20.1 mi |
| Grace Ridge | SSE 158° | 946 m | 12.1 mi |
| Poot Peak | SE 124° | 762 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sadie Knob | SSE 147° | 640 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 39° | 598 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ninilchik Dome | N 10° | 596 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:08 | 19:26 | 20:21 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 22:13 | 23:31 |
| September equinox | 07:52 | 19:13 | 20:08 |
| December solstice | 10:06 | 14:05 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Homer AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/212625165
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