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Delve into Ketchikan
Ketchikan in Ketchikan Gateway Borough (Alaska) with it's 8,197 habitants is a town located in United States about 2,722 mi (or 4,380 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Time in Ketchikan is now 07:13 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Sitka with an UTC offset of -9 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Ketchikan. The closest airport in United States is Ketchikan International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Juneau, Sitka, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 7% |
Air Humidity | 98% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Baranof Fishing Excursions
AK My Place Hotel-Ketchikan
Inn At Creek Street
CAPE FOX LODGE
New York Hotel & Cafe
The Gilmore Hotel
SUPER 8 KETCHIKAN
Rodeway Inn Edgewater
Videos from this area
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What to Do in Ketchikan Alaska
http://triptrist.com/things-to-do-in-ketchikan/ This video describes many of the things to do on vacation in Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaskan Cruises ships stop at many cities in Alaska, including...
Time lapse: cruise ship arrives & departs from Ketchikan, Alaska
A time-lapse video of the view from a balcony on the Coral Princess cruise ship in Ketchikan, Alaska. The first half of the video is the arrival in Ketchikan in the morning, and the second...
МКЖ-4, Ketchikan, Alaska (MCL - Blog about work on a cruise-ship)
RUS: Блог Евгения Кудряшова о работе на круизном лайнере "МКЖ" - моя круизная жизнь. Выпуск №4. Итак, мой первы...
Alaska, Day 11: Kayaking in Ketchikan
We took a ride to the north end of Ketchikan's only road. There, we geared up and left on a motorized inflatable boat to the Tatoosh Islands where we launched from the beach in kayaks. We...
The Golden Princess cruise to Ketchikan Alaska
Cruise on the Golden Princess to Ketchikan Alaska, a fantastic four day cruise. Plenty of entertainment available, on and off the ship. It all starts with the great food on the cruise ship...
Sea Cucumber Diving, Ketchikan AK 2013
Pardon the shaky cam. Its steadies up a couple of minutes in.
Crabbing in Ketchikan, Alaska
Luxury Travel Writer Nancy D. Brown, http://www.Nancydbrown.com, crabbing in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Ferry to Ketchikan Airport
A video from the ferry over to the Ketchikan Airport. It's interesting that the airport actually on an island and you cannot drive to it to fly out of there...you have to take a boat...which...
Ketchikan (Alaska). Strolling through Creek Street
During our cruise, on board Celebrity Century ship, we could spend a nice afternoon in this beautiful city of Ketchikan. Stroll through Creek Street has a special charm. En la escala de nuestro...
40 Pound Ketchikan King
40 pound King Salmon caught on a 4-hour charter in Ketchikan during our Alaskan cruise aboard the Carnival Miracle on June 23rd, 2013. While bringing the King in, we wound up having a VERY...
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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.
Gravina Island Bridge
The Gravina Island Bridge, commonly referred to as the "Bridge to Nowhere", was a proposed bridge to replace the ferry that currently connects the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, United States with Gravina Island, an island that contains the Ketchikan International Airport as well as 50 residents. The bridge was projected to cost $398 million.
KUBD (TV)
KUBD is a CBS affiliate in Ketchikan, Alaska. The station is owned by Ketchikan Television, LLC, and is a satellite of KTNL-TV. The station went on the air April 1, 1995 as KNEB-TV, operating on analog channel 4. It became KUBD in 1998. Originally a TBN affiliate, the station switched to Pax in 1998 and joined CBS in 2000. It continued a secondary affiliation with Pax for some time after joining CBS. KUBD launched their digital signal in early 2006 on channel 13.
Ketchikan High School
Ketchikan High School, often referred to as Kayhi, is the principal high school for the Southeast Alaska community of Ketchikan and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District.
KRBD
KRBD is a non-commercial radio station in Ketchikan, Alaska, broadcasting on 105.3 FM. The station airs public radio programming from the National Public Radio network, the BBC World Service, and is a member of CoastAlaska. KRBD also airs some locally originated programming. As with many radio stations, the name is an abbreviation. In this case, RBD is short for "Rainbird," which is one of the mascots of Ketchikan. (Ketchikan averages about 160 inches of rainfall each year.
KTKN
KTKN is an American commercial radio station airing talk and hot adult contemporary music programming in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is owned and operated by Alaska Broadcast Communications. The studios are at 526 Stedman Street in Ketchikan, with sister station KGTW.
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base is a privately owned, public use seaplane base located at the harbor of Ketchikan, a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located near the Ketchikan International Airport, which also has its own seaplane landing area. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 38,945 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 40,462 enplanements in 2009, and 43,737 in 2010.
Ketchikan Federal Building
The Ketchikan Federal Building is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, located at 648 Mission Street in Ketchikan, Alaska. It was completed in 1938, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 02006-04-28April 28, 2006.
Schoenbar Middle School
Schoenbar Middle School is the primary public middle school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Ketchikan and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. The school includes 7th and 8th graders, and in 2009 its enrollment was listed as 295 students. Schoenbar Middle School's mascot is the Knights, connecting with Ketchikan High School's mascot, the Kings.