Bear Creek

Bear Creek is a stream in Nome, Alaska. Bear Creek is situated nearby to the area Nome Beach Site, as well as near the hamlet Perkinsville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nome City Field.

Nome City Field

Aerodrome

Nome City Field is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Nome City Field is situated 2 miles southwest of Bear Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nome.

Nome

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Nome is a city in the Arctic region of Alaska. It is a town of about 4,000 people, about half of whom are Alaska Natives. It is the transportation and commerce center for Northwest Alaska. It is also the western terminus of the Iditarod Trail.

Bear Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

64.52806° or 64° 31′ 41″ north

Longitude

-165.33389° or 165° 20′ 2″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

92PPGMH8+6C

GeoNames ID

5880416

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