Attu
in Aleutians West Census Area of Alaska, United States
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Eareckson Air Station (40 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.938 and 173.238 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 56' 15" and E 173° 14' 15"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:07 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Adak
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:06 am and 6:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.068 and -12.312 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Attu
Attu in Aleutians West Census Area (Alaska) is a town located in United States about 4,833 mi (or 7,778 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
Time in Attu is now 04:07 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Adak with an UTC offset of -10 hours. We know of 1 airports nearby Attu. The closest airport in United States is Eareckson Air Station in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kennon Island
Kennon Island (52°56N 173°15E) is a 0.3-mi-long satellite of Attu Island in the Near Islands group at the extreme western end of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is located 0.5 mi off the east side of Attu in Chichagof Bay. It was named by Lt. William Gibson in July 1855 for Lt. Beverley Kennon, U.S. Navy. Lt. Kennon served with Lt.
Cooper Islands
The Cooper Islands are a group of small islands located 1.6 km (1 mi) off the northeast coast of Attu Island. They extend 0.48 km (0.3 mi) into the Bering Sea. The islands were named in July 1855 for the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper by Lt. William Gibson, USN.
Gibson Islands
The Gibson Islands are a group of small islands that extend for 0.3 mi into the mouth of Chichagof Harbor on the northeast side of Attu Island in the Aleutians West Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The islands were named in July 1855 by the North Pacific Surveying Expedition for Lt. William Gibson, USN, commander of the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper.
Chichagof Harbor
Chichagof Harbor is an inlet on the northeast coast of the island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. It is named after Russian Admiral and polar explorer Vasily Chichagov.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Attoo, Chichagov, Chichagof, Attu
