Switchgear

Switchgear is a building in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Interior Alaska. Switchgear is situated nearby to the power station Atkinson Power Plant, as well as near Community Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elmer E. Rasmuson Library and University of Alaska Museum of the North.

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

Library

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The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library is the largest research library in the U.S. state of Alaska, housing just over one million volumes. Located on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, it is named in honor of Elmer E. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Switchgear.

University of Alaska Museum of the North

Museum

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The University of Alaska Museum of the North is a multidisciplinary museum of natural, cultural, and art history located on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. University of Alaska Museum of the North is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Switchgear.

West Valley High School

School building

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West Valley High School is a public high school in College, Alaska, United States, with a Fairbanks postal address. It is one of four standalone high schools and one of ten schools offering instruction in grades nine through twelve in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. West Valley High School is situated 1,000 feet south of Switchgear.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College and Chena Ridge.

College

Town

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College is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Chena Ridge

Village

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Chena Ridge is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is the location of the former city of Chena, now a ghost town that once rivaled nearby Fairbanks in importance. Chena Ridge is situated 3 miles southwest of Switchgear.

Fairbanks

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Fairbanks is a town in interior Alaska. With 31,000 inhabitants, and 98,000 in Fairbanks North Star Borough, it is Alaska's second-largest city. A junction of several major highways, will be a likely stop of most visitors to the state.

Switchgear

Type: Building
Location: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Interior Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

64.85419° or 64° 51′ 15″ north

Longitude

-147.82615° or 147° 49′ 34″ west

Open location code

93PJV53F+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 664821492

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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