Tin City Long Range Radar Site
Tin City Long Range Radar Site is a United States Air Force radar station. It is located 106.3 miles west-northwest of Nome, Alaska. It is the former Tin City Air Force Station.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Military installation
- Description: United States Air Force radar station
- Also known as: “Cape Prince of Wales Air Force Station” and “Tin City Air Force Station”
- Address: AK
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tin City and Wales.
Tin City
Hamlet
Tin City is an abandoned town except for a nearby… Tin City is situated 2 miles southeast of Tin City Long Range Radar Site.
Wales
Village
Wales is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. Wales is situated 3 miles northwest of Tin City Long Range Radar Site.
Tin City Long Range Radar Site
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
65.57583° or 65° 34′ 33″ north
Longitude
-168.01194° or 168° 0′ 43″ west
Elevation
2,133 feet (650 metres)
Open location code
92QHHXGQ+86
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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