Prince William Sound Museum
Prince William Sound Museum is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Golden Crown stands 2,017 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Seward Highway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Alaska Railroad
Overlooks nearby
- Bore Tide Viewpoint #2 · 22 mi
- Bore Tide Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shakespeare Shoulder: 2.0 mi
- Bard Peak: 2.6 mi
- Maynard Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lowell Peak: 3.0 mi
- Learnard Peak: 4.0 mi
- City Park: 0.2 mi
- Day Use Area: 1.3 mi
- Moose Flats Day Use Area: 9.2 mi
- Moose Meadow Park: 19.6 mi
- Girdwood Park: 20.0 mi
- Portage Glacier Cruise: 5.0 mi
- Williwaw Salmon Viewing Area: 6.7 mi
- Mt.Alyeska Tram: 19.4 mi
- Welcome to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula sign: 13.9 mi
- Girdwood Mine: 22.3 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Southbound: 18.0 mi
- Turnagain Pass Rest Area Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Fast Beach: 9.4 mi
- Virgin Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Prince William Sound Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Crown | NNW 337° | 2,017 m | 22.4 mi |
| Roost Peak | NNW 337° | 2,017 m | 23.3 mi |
| North Raven Peak | NNW 329° | 2,012 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bunting Peak | NNW 341° | 2,007 m | 23.6 mi |
| Yudi Peak | NNW 332° | 1,993.392 m | 21.0 mi |
| Isthmus Peak | SSW 208° | 1,991 m | 15.4 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,945 m | 22.6 mi |
| Finch Peak | NNW 345° | 1,859 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:13 | 20:09 |
| June solstice | 04:22 | 22:08 | 23:33 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:00 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 10:05 | — | 15:42 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 30 |
| Precip in | 18.8 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 16.5 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 18.7 | 19.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whittier, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2407661955
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