Granite Creek
Granite Creek is a stream in Nome, Alaska. Granite Creek is situated nearby to the village Wales.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wales and Tin City.
Wales
Village
Wales is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wales had a population of 168. It is the westernmost city on the North American mainland, although Adak, located on Adak Island, is the westernmost city in Alaska. Wales Airport serves Wales with flights on Bering Air and Ravn Alaska to Nome. Wales is situated 4½ miles southwest of Granite Creek.
Tin City
Hamlet
Tin City is an abandoned town except for a nearby minimally staffed radar station, in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated at the mouth of Cape Creek, on the Bering Sea coast, 5 miles southeast of Cape Prince of Wales on the Seward Peninsula. Tin City is situated 6 miles south of Granite Creek.
Granite Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
65.64° or 65° 38′ 24″ northLongitude
-167.96222° or 167° 57′ 44″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
92QJJ2QQ+X4GeoNames ID
5863215
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