John's Park
John's Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Triangle Peak stands 1,675 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mardene's Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Seward Highway passes 1.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 0.8 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 7.6 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Potter's Marsh · 4 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 7 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 8 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Timberlane Park: 0.4 mi
- Toy Race Car Track: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.9 mi
- South Anchorage Sports Park: 0.9 mi
- Ocean View Bluff Park: 1.1 mi
- Blueberry Knoll: 7.0 mi
- Grandview: 7.4 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Caballo Blanco: 7.7 mi
- Peak Two: 7.8 mi
- Nothern Air Cargo DC-6: 5.1 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Nike SIte Point Integrated Fire Control Area: 6.1 mi
- Nike Site Point Missile Launch Area: 6.5 mi
- James J. Delaney Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Indigenous Place Name Marker: 2.9 mi
- Raven: 5.1 mi
- Fish Creek Tunnel Art: 5.4 mi
- Ch'atanaltsegh: where yellow water comes out: 5.8 mi
- Snowshoe: 6.2 mi
- Mardene's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Spenard Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.4 mi
- Alaska Aviation Museum: 5.7 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 5.8 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 7.6 mi
- LumaLim: 7.7 mi
- Dall Sheep: 3.5 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 7.3 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 7.7 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 14.7 mi
- Niagara Falls: 7.5 mi
- South Fork Falls: 18.5 mi
- Heritage Falls: 23.2 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 6.9 mi
- Beaver Beach: 18.5 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 7.7 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 12.2 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of John's Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Peak | E 82° | 1,675 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Williwaw | E 91° | 1,660 m | 12.5 mi |
| Temptation Peak | ENE 71° | 1,641 m | 12.9 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | E 81° | 1,633 m | 12.1 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | E 80° | 1,605 m | 11.6 mi |
| The Ramp | E 96° | 1,597 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | ENE 77° | 1,594 m | 11.4 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | E 93° | 1,570 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:17 | 20:14 |
| June solstice | 04:22 | 22:16 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:05 | 20:02 |
| December solstice | 10:14 | — | 15:43 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Rabbit Creek #2, 5 mi away.
- Moose41 obs
- common toadflax14 obs
- tufted vetch13 obs
- American Robin11 obs
- Fly Agaric11 obs
- Black-billed Magpie10 obs
- Steller's Jay9 obs
- Pectoral Sandpiper8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/464845833
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 8 mi
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