UAF Planet Walk Start (Sun)
UAF Planet Walk Start (Sun) is a museum in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Haystack Mountain stands 770 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is International Signpost, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Alaska Railroad runs past it. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Alaska Railroad
- 0.6 mi off the The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Richardson Highway
- 9.8 mi off the Steese Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Platform · 3 mi
- Observation Platform · 4 mi
99 named places within 25 miles
- Circle of Flags: 1.0 mi
- The Great Alaskan Bowl Company: 1.8 mi
- Riverboat Discovery: 1.9 mi
- Steamboat Landing: 2.0 mi
- Native House: 2.6 mi
- Babula Children’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- Troth Yeddha' Park: 0.4 mi
- Cornerstone Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Ice Park: 1.6 mi
- Pearl Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: 0.3 mi
- Alaska Rkaayeh Village Museum: 2.6 mi
- Pioneer Air Museum: 2.6 mi
- SS Nenana: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer Hall: 2.7 mi
- Ester Dome: 6.1 mi
- Birch Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Lulu Fairbanks: 11.1 mi
- Clear Creek Butte: 15.7 mi
- Pedro Dome: 15.9 mi
- International Signpost: 0.1 mi
- Big Stampede Mural: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer by the Bus Stop: 2.8 mi
- Walter Harper Statue: 3.9 mi
- Felix Pedro Monument: 14.7 mi
- Black Brant IX sounding rocket: 0.1 mi
- Barnette's Landing: 4.0 mi
- Interior Alaska Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Lend-Lease Monument: 4.1 mi
- White Alice Communications Station: 15.9 mi
- Georgeson Botanical Garden: 0.2 mi
- Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Seed Garden: 8.4 mi
- Cleary Summit Parking: 17.8 mi
- East Lake Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 5.3 mi
- Chena River Lakes Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of UAF Planet Walk Start (Sun). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | NNE 20° | 770 m | 19.9 mi |
| Gilmore Dome | ENE 59° | 738 m | 16.6 mi |
| Ester Dome | WNW 284° | 720 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Lulu Fairbanks | ENE 56° | 567 m | 11.1 mi |
| Clear Creek Butte | S 176° | 275 m | 15.7 mi |
| Moose Creek Bluff | ESE 116° | 245 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:02 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 02:58 | 22:38 | 00:50 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 18:50 | 19:55 |
| December solstice | 11:00 | — | 14:41 |
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 | -5 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 59 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 26 | 6 | -1 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College Obsy, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12044199069
Day trips start here
- Fairbanks · 4 mi
- Fox · 9 mi
- North Pole · 17 mi
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