Tin City
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Alaska, United States of America
- Also known as: “Tin City, Alaska”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tin City LRRS Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wales.
Wales
Village
Wales is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. Wales is situated 5 miles northwest of Tin City.
Tin City
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.55838° or 65° 33′ 30″ north
Longitude
-167.94924° or 167° 56′ 57″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
IATA airport code
TNC
UN/LOCODE
US TNC
Open location code
92QJH352+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Tin City” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Тин Сити”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Belmezok and York.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tin City Long Range Radar Site and Cape Mountain.
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