Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station
The Point Barrow Refuge Station is a historic building in the Browerville section of Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Built in 1889, it is the oldest wood-frame building in Utqiaġvik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport.
Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
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Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, often referred to as Post/Rogers Memorial, is a public airport located in Utqiaġvik, the largest city and borough seat of the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utqiagvik.
Utqiagvik
Utqiaġvik is a city that is 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the Arctic Ocean in Arctic Alaska. The city holds the distinction of being the northernmost settlement in the United States, and the northernmost settlement on the North American mainland.
Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Brower’s Cafe”, “Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station”, “Point Barrow Refuge Station”, and “Point Barrow Refuge Station (Historical)”
- Categories: lifeboat station and historic site
- Location: North Slope, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
71.29845° or 71° 17′ 54″ northLongitude
-156.77326° or 156° 46′ 24″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
1889Open location code
C33576XG+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 192456276OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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