Mount Edgecumbe
in Sitka City and Borough of Alaska, United States
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Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (0 mi) - False Island Seaplane Base (34 mi)
- Angoon Seaplane Base (42 mi)
- Kake Seaplane Base (53 mi)
- Port Alexander Seaplane Base (62 mi)
- Hoonah Airport (72 mi)
- Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (95 mi)
- Gustavus Airport (96 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 57.051 and -135.354 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 57° 3' 3" and W -135° 21' 16"
- 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: 07:18 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/Sitka
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:42 am and 3:49 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fairbairn Settlement - 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
Explore Mount Edgecumbe
Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka City and Borough (Alaska) is a city in United States about 2,866 mi (or 4,612 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Mount Edgecumbe is now 07:18 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Sitka with an UTC offset of -9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Mount Edgecumbe. The closest airport in United States is Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sitka, Juneau, Whitehorse, Ketchikan 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 | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 90% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-0°C (31 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
WESTMARK SITKA HOTEL
Sitka's Eagle Bay Inn
ALASKA OCEAN VIEW B AND B
Shee Atika Totem Square Inn
SUPER 8 SITKA
Videos from this area
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Alaska Air AS67 Departing Sitka
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Sitka Alaska Herring Season 2014
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Sitka Animal Hospital's Dr. Dave Hunt
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Fresh - Sitka Alaska
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Sitka Sac Roe Bumper Boats
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Climate Change Youth Initiative Intern Experience at Sitka National Historical Park
Emily Noyd spent summer 2013 doing scientific technical work in Sitka National Historical Park. She presents her impressions of the work and of the organization.
Bush Plane Tour Sitka Alaska Harris Air Charter Dehavilland Beaver Float Plane Take Off
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Sitka Herring Opening # 2 - The full shootout - From the air - April 1, 2011
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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.
Sitka, Alaska
The City and Borough of Sitka, formerly New Archangel under Russian rule, is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the largest city-borough in the US, with a land area of 2,870.3 mi (7,434.1 km) and a total area (including water area) of 4,811.4 mi (12,460.8 km).
Japonski Island
Japonski Island, or Yak'w Kashaneixí, is a small island in the city of Sitka in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies across the Sitka Channel from Sitka's central business district. The Russians named the island Japonski after some Japanese fishermen who were stranded there in 1805 (unnamed Russians returned them to Yezo in 1806). Japonski Island is connected to Baranof Island and Sitka by the O'Connell Bridge.
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport is a state owned, public use airport located west of the central business district of Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is named after Sitka's former mayor Rocky Gutierrez. It features a single terminal with a jetway for the sole jet service provider, Alaska Airlines. There is a single runway on a paved causeway that juts off Japonski Island. Deceased tuberculosis patients from the nearby SEARHC/Mt.
Sitka Historical Museum
The Sitka Historical Museum, formerly known as the Isabel Miller Museum is the city museum of Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. Run by the Sitka Historical Society, it is located in the Harrigan Centennial Hall in downtown Sitka. Its collection focuses on Sitka's history from the Tlingit people, through the European explorations and Russian era and after. The museum also has extensive collections and archives not on display, accessible by staff for research purposes.
Mount Edgecumbe High School
Mt. Edgecumbe High School (abbreviated MEHS) is a State of Alaska-run public boarding high school located in Sitka, Alaska in the United States. The school is named for Mount Edgecumbe which is located on Kruzof Island, a dormant volcano visible from Mt. Edgecumbe High School's campus, which was, in turn, named for George, Earl of Edgecumbe, by British Captain James Cook. In the summer, the school hosts camps such as the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.
Sitka Channel
The Sitka Channel is a strait that separates Japonski Island from Baranof Island in Alaska. The Sitka Channel, or more commonly referred to as simply The Channel by locals, is a notable feature of Sitka, Alaska that separates vital portions of infrastructure located on the peripheral Japonski Island from the rest of the community. Until 1972 the commute was only achievable through a ferry service but in that year the John O'Connell Bridge was constructed (named after John W.
KCAW
KCAW is a non-commercial radio station in Sitka, Alaska, on 104.7 FM, which airs public radio programming. It first went on air in 1982.
Sheet'ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi
The Sheet'ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi is a performance venue and meeting space modeled after a Tlingit clan house in Sitka, Alaska. Some translate the building's name to "The House of the Sitka People. " It is also known as the "Community House. " It is the home of the largest hand-carved house screen in Southeast Alaska. It is built on the location of the former school for Native children in Sitka.
Sitka Fine Arts Camp
Sitka Fine Arts Camp is a nationally-recognized fine arts summer camp located in Sitka, Alaska.
John O'Connell Bridge
The John O'Connell Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sitka Channel located in Sitka, Alaska. The bridge connects the town of Sitka on Baranof Island to the airport and Coast Guard Station on Japonski Island. Until the bridge was completed in 1971 the commute was only achievable through a ferry service. The bridge is named after John W. O'Connell, a former mayor of Sitka. The two-lane bridge is 1,255 feet in total length, with a main span of 450 feet .
Sitka Pioneer Home
The Sitka Pioneer Home is an assisted living home in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the oldest of the six homes in Alaska's Pioneer Home system. The building was designed by the Tacoma firm of Heath, Gove & Bell.
Sitka Seaplane Base
Sitka Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base owned by and located in Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. This seaplane base is located near the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 32 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 22 enplanements in 2009, and 41 in 2010.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mount Edgecombe, Mount Edgecumbe
