Iñupiat Heritage Center
Iñupiat Heritage Center is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. The nearest named place is Whale Bone Arches, a artwork 0.4 miles away. 5 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Iñupiat Heritage Center is a museum in Utqiaġvik in the U.S. state of Alaska. Dedicated in February 1999, it is an affiliated area of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and recognizes the contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling.
It houses exhibits, artifact collections, a library, a gift shop, and a traditional room where traditional crafts are demonstrated and taught. The North Slope Borough owns and manages the Heritage Center on behalf of the whaling villages of the North Slope. The Heritage Center is one of several associated partners that participate in telling the story of commercial whaling in the United States. Park partners operate independently but collaborate in a variety of educational and interpretive programs. The Iñupiat Heritage Center (IHC) brings people together to promote and perpetuate Iñupiat history, language and culture. This dynamic interaction between the Iñupiat and their environment fosters the awareness, understanding and appreciation of the Iñupiat way of life from generation to generation.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1999.
Wikidata Q12812957, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. National Park Service
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
5 named places within 25 miles
- Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Funakoshi Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Whale Bone Arches: 0.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:25 | 19:19 | 20:45 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 08:08 | 19:07 | 20:33 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | -11 | -12 | -10 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 6 | -6 |
| Precip in | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrow AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3681554525
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