Douglas
in Juneau City and Borough of Alaska, United States
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Juneau International Airport (9 mi) - Hoonah Airport (39 mi)
- Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (40 mi)
- Gustavus Airport (49 mi)
- Angoon Seaplane Base (54 mi)
- False Island Seaplane Base (60 mi)
- Kake Seaplane Base (92 mi)
- Kake Airport (93 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.276 and -134.393 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 16' 32" and W -134° 23' 34"
- 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: 07:14 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/Juneau
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:45 am and 3:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fairbairn Settlement - References
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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
Delve into Douglas
Douglas in Juneau City and Borough (Alaska) is located in United States about 2,832 mi (or 4,558 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Douglas is now 07:14 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Juneau with an UTC offset of -9 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Douglas. The closest airport in United States is Juneau International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Juneau, Sitka, Whitehorse, Ketchikan and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -1°C / 31 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
-0°C (31 °F)
Snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
WESTMARK BARANOF
PROSPECTOR HOTEL
Beachside Villa Luxury Inn
Alaskan Hotel and Bar
The Driftwood Hotel
GOLDBELT HOTEL JUNEAU
Silverbow Inn
Juneau Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Linking Sense of Place to Stewardship in the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforests of North America
April 18, 2012 - Opening remarks by Bruce Botelho (City and Borough of Juneau) followed by a presentation by Terry Chapin (U. of Alaska Fairbanks) Session Abstract: Rapid increases in per...
Policy Issues in the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest of North America (Part 2 of 2)
April 19, 2012 - Session developed by Bruce Botelho (City and Borough of Juneau). Panel discussion with Bruce Botelho, Chris Maisch (Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources), Dave Secord (Tides ...
Mount Roberts Tramway - Juneau, Alaska (HD)
Video of the journey up and down Mount Roberts during our day in Juneau on our Alaskan cruise on the Disney Wonder. Filmed on Friday 7 June 2013. Watch my other videos from the Disney Wonder.
Juneau World Affairs Council: Radwan Ziadeh on Syria
CAUTION: This program contains images and descriptions of an active war zone that some viewers my find objectionable. The Juneau World Affairs Council presents Syria: From Struggle for Freedom...
Time-lapse video: cruise ship arrives in Juneau, Alaska
This was the view from a balcony on the Coral Princess cruise ship as she arrived in Juneau, Alaska. Created with a HTC One cell phone using the Droid Timelapse Pro android app.
Patsy Ann, Juneau's Most Famous Dog
One minute video of Patsy Ann, the official greeter of Juneau, Alaska, including information about her life and details about her sculpture on the downtown cruise ship docks.
2014-10-17 Diving the Alaska Steamship Dock at Juneau Alaska
You never know what you are going to find.....even in the most unlikely of places......Here's a video of the old docks at downtown Juneau. This is where the cruise ships tie up during the...
Juneau, Alaska - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Over a million people visit Juneau, Alaska each year. Most arrive by ship during the 150 day cruise season when as many as seven floating hotels visit each day-- usually for less than 12 hours.
Houses in Douglas, near Juneau, AK
Seen on a cruise to Alaska. Douglas highway SE-bound, starting at I street. Sunday, September 27, 2009.
2014-12-14 Diving South Douglas Beach
You never know what you are going to find underwater.....Dove the South Douglas Beach and saw a basket star unfolding and then found an unknown metal structure. I dove this area a bunch of...
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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.
Douglas Island
Douglas Island is a tidal island in the U.S. state of Alaska, just west of downtown Juneau and east of Admiralty Island. It is separated from mainland Juneau by the Gastineau Channel. The Juneau-Douglas Bridge, connecting the island with Juneau, provides a two lane road to and from the island and accommodates both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Recently, there have been plans to build a new bridge from North Douglas to the Mendenhall Valley.
Douglas, Alaska
Douglas, Alaska is a community on Douglas Island in southeastern Alaska, directly across the Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau. Today, Douglas is a residential community on Douglas Island and the only traditional school left on Douglas is Gastineau Elementary, which serves all the Douglas Island elementary aged students. The Douglas Public Library is part of the Capital City Libraries, and a couple restaurants and bars exist (The Island Pub, The Douglas Inn, and The Douglas Café).
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a channel between the mainland of the U.S. state of Alaska and Douglas Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska. It separates Juneau on the mainland side from Douglas (now part of Juneau), on Douglas Island. The first European to sight the channel was Joseph Whidbey early in August 1794, first from the south and later from the west. It was probably named for John Gastineau, an English Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
Mount Roberts Tramway
The Mount Roberts Tramway is an aerial tramway located just south of downtown Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska. In operation since 1996, the tram makes a six-minute ascent of 3,819-foot (1,164 m) Mount Roberts from the cruise ship docks (just feet above sea level) to a height of about 1,800 feet (550 m), making it one of the most vertical tramways in the world.
KBJZ-LP
KBJZ-LP is a radio station broadcasting not only a Jazz format, but also many other types of music from vintage to current hip-hop. KBJZ is licensed to serve Juneau, Alaska, USA. The station is currently owned by Gastineau Broadcasting Corporation.
Perseverance Theatre
Perseverance Theatre is a professional theater company located on Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. It is Alaska's only professional theater and is particularly dedicated to developing and working with Alaskan artists and to producing plays celebrating Alaskan culture, history, and themes. Perseverance Theatre was founded in 1979 by Molly Smith. She developed it as an important not-for-profit regional theater that collaborated with leading theater artists.
Treadwell gold mine
The Treadwell gold mine was on the north side of Douglas Island, .5-mile east of downtown Douglas and southeast of downtown Juneau, owned and operated by John Treadwell. Composed of four sub-sites, Treadwell was in its time the largest hard rock gold mine in the world, employing over 2,000 people. Between 1881 and 1922, over 3 million troy ounces of gold were extracted. Not much remains today except for a few crumbling buildings and a "glory hole".
Douglas Harbor
Douglas Harbor is a harbor off the coast of Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. The name was published by the United States Geological Survey in 1986 and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on January 1, 2001. In the 2002 regular election, Juneau-area voters approved the issue and sale of bonds totaling $15,000,000 for improving the borough's harbors, utilities, and parks systems. $7.1 million was allocated for the harbors, including Douglas.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Douglas.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Douglas City, Edwardsville, Douglas Village, Douglas
