Ruth Arcand Park
Ruth Arcand Park is a park in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 1.9 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Alaska Railroad
- 1.4 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Glenn Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Potter's Marsh · 5 mi
- Westchester Lagoon Nature viewing platform · 6 mi
- Ship Creek Overlook · 6 mi
- Beluga Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Park: 0.7 mi
- Atkins Park: 0.8 mi
- Winchester Park: 0.8 mi
- Abbot O'Rabbit Little League Baseball Club: 0.8 mi
- Abbott Loop Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Blueberry Knoll: 5.1 mi
- Rusty Point: 5.4 mi
- Near Point: 5.6 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Little O'Malley Peak: 5.9 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Nothern Air Cargo DC-6: 5.3 mi
- James J. Delaney Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Given…by the Great Land: 6.1 mi
- O’er Land and Sea a Beacon Bright: 6.1 mi
- VW Flower Bus: 3.4 mi
- Night and Day: 3.4 mi
- Night and Day: 3.4 mi
- Portal: Drop Assembly #5: 3.5 mi
- Listening to Stone: Stone Waveform: 3.5 mi
- Mardene's Garden: 3.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lile's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.5 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Alaska Jewish Museum: 4.1 mi
- Anchorage Museum: 6.1 mi
- Alaska Aviation Museum: 6.1 mi
- Alaska Law Enforcement Museum: 6.2 mi
- Alaska Museum of Science and Nature: 6.3 mi
- Dall Sheep: 0.9 mi
- Potter Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- Alaska Railroad No. 556 - Steam Locomotive: 6.0 mi
- Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 6.3 mi
- Indian Valley Mine: 14.0 mi
- Niagara Falls: 7.9 mi
- South Fork Falls: 15.4 mi
- Heritage Falls: 20.5 mi
- Lyn Ary Beach: 6.5 mi
- Beaver Beach: 15.7 mi
- Taku lake Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- Russian Jack Spring: 5.1 mi
- Tortilla Chip Rock: 11.7 mi
- Goose Bay State Game Refuge: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Ruth Arcand Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williwaw | ESE 102° | 1,660 m | 10.2 mi |
| Temptation Peak | ENE 77° | 1,641 m | 10.0 mi |
| East Tanaina Peak | E 90° | 1,633 m | 9.5 mi |
| West Tanaina Peak | E 89° | 1,605 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Ramp | ESE 109° | 1,597 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tikishla Peak | E 85° | 1,594 m | 8.7 mi |
| O'Malley Peak | ESE 107° | 1,570 m | 8.1 mi |
| Koktoya Peak | E 93° | 1,569 m | 10.5 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 | 22:15 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:04 | 20:01 |
| 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 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 46 | 33 | 18 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Campbell Creek SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
- Moose78 obs
- Fly Agaric32 obs
- squashberry32 obs
- Devil's Club28 obs
- woolly cranesbill26 obs
- fireweed24 obs
- Northern Comandra23 obs
- Western Honey Bee22 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/29358558
Day trips start here
- Anchorage · 7 mi
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