Nome Alaska Lodging Accommodations
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Polaris
Hotel
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Nome Alaska Hotels and Lodging
Accommodations
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(907) 443-5778 |
| Nugget
Inn |
Nome Alaska Hotels and Lodging
Accommodations |
(877) 443-2323 |
| Aurora
Inn & Suites |
Nome Alaska Hotels and Lodging
Accommodations |
(907) 443-3838 |
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Nome, Alaska
Bed & Breakfasts
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An
Ocean View B&B
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Nome Alaska Bed and Breakfast
Lodging
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(907) 443-2133 |
| Polar Arms |
Executive-style apartments. |
(907) 443-2661 |
| B&B of Nome |
Hot Breakfast daily, big screen
TV. |
(866) 443-5767 |
| Nanuaq Manor |
2&3 bedroom apartment suites. |
(907) 443-5296 |
| No Place Like
Nome B&B |
Nome Alaska Bed and Breakfast
Lodging |
(907) 443-5869 |
| Sweet Dreams
B&B |
Nome Alaska Bed and Breakfast
Lodging |
(907) 443-2919 |
| Trails End Bed & Breakfast |
Nome Alaska Bed and Breakfast
Lodging |
(866) 443-3600 |
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Nome Alaska Tours, Sightseeing and Fishing Charters
Nome, Alaska
Tours and Sightseeing
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Bering
Air
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Helicopter tours, and scheduled
flights
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(907) 443-5464 |
| Sub-Arctic
Wilderness Tours |
Photo safari, wildlife viewing,
custom tours. |
(907) 443-4895 |
| Alaska
Northwest Adventures |
Nome Alaska Adventures Tours
and Sightseeing |
(866) 638- 3971 |
| Austin's Alaska
Adventures |
Nome Alaska Adventures Tours
and Sightseeing |
(877) 923-2419 |
| High
Lonesome Eco Tours, Inc |
Nome Alaska Adventures Tours
and Sightseeing |
(800) 743-2668 |
| Murphy's By
The River |
Guided fishing adventures and
B&B. |
(907) 443-2043 |
| Nome Discovery
Tours |
Customized city & tundra
tours. |
(907) 443-2814 |
| Nome Tours
and Marketing |
Nome Alaska Adventures Tours
and Sightseeing |
(907) 443-2651 |
| Steve's Guide
Service |
Full or half day tours. |
(907) 443-2880 |
| Wilderness
Bird Adventures |
Nome Alaska Adventures Tours
and Sightseeing |
(907) 694-7442 |
| Circumpolar
Expedition |
Nome Alaska Adventures Tours
and Sightseeing |
(888) 567-7165 |
| Northern
Alaska Tours |
Kotzebue Nome adventures. |
(800) 474-1986 |
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Bering Sea Saloon
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Nome Alaska Restaurants
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(907) 443-2608 |
| Breakers Bar |
Nome Alaska Restaurants |
(907) 443-2531 |
| Fat Freddies |
Family dining. |
(907) 443-5899 |
| Fort Davis Roadhouse |
Fine dining. |
(907) 443-2660 |
| Milano's Pizzeria |
Italian & Japanese |
(907) 443-2924 |
| Northern Delights |
Espresso, bagel sandwiches, & bagels. |
(907) 443-5200 |
| Polar Bar and Liquor |
Nome Alaska Restaurants |
(907) 443-2302 |
| Polar Cafe |
Family Dining |
(907) 443-5191 |
| Polaris Bar |
Live music on weekends. |
(907) 443-5102 |
| The Glue Pot |
Breakfast, lunch, & dinner. |
(907) 443-5474 |
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Western Arctic National Parklands
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12 million acres of Alaska's most pristine
lands awaiting your visit. . .
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(907) 443-2522 |
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Stampede Rentals
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Pick-ups, vans, and more.
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(800) 354-4606 |
Nome, Alaska
Other Information
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Nome Visitor Center
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301 Front Street
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(907) 443-6624 |
| Kegoayah Kozga Library |
Free internet access. |
(907) 443-6628 |
| Nome Recreation Center |
Bowling, gymnasium, sauna, and more. |
(907) 443-5431 |
| Nome
Kennel Club |
Since 1907 |
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| Nome was built along the Bering Sea, on the south
coast of the Seward Peninsula, facing Norton Sound. It
lies 539 air miles northwest of Anchorage, a 75-minute
flight. It lies 102 miles south of the Arctic Circle,
and 161 miles east of Russia. It lies at approximately
64d 30m N Latitude, 165d 25m W Longitude. (Sec. 26, T011S,
R034W, Kateel River Meridian.) Nome is located in the
Cape Nome Recording District. The area encompasses 12.5
sq. miles of land and 9.1 sq. miles of water. |
| January temperatures range from -3 to 11; July temperatures
are typically 44 to 65. Average annual precipitation
is 18 inches, including 56 inches of snowfall. |
| Malemiut, Kauweramiut and Unalikmiut Eskimos have
occupied the Seward Peninsula historically, with a well-developed
culture adapted to the environment. Around 1870 to 1880,
the caribou declined on the Peninsula and the Eskimos
changed their diets. Gold discoveries in the Nome area
had been reported as far back as 1865 by Western Union
surveyors seeking a route across Alaska and the Bering
Sea. But it was a $1500-to-the-pan gold strike on tiny
Anvil Creek in 1898 by three Scandinavians, Jafet Lindeberg,
Erik Lindblom, and John Brynteson, that brought thousands
of miners to the "Eldorado." Almost overnight
an isolated stretch of tundra fronting the beach was
transformed into a tent-and-log cabin city of 20,000
prospectors, gamblers, claim jumpers, saloon keepers,
and prostitutes. The gold-bearing creeks had been almost
completely staked, when some entrepreneur discovered
the "golden sands of Nome." With nothing more
than shovels, buckets, rockers and wheel barrows, thousands
of idle miners descended upon the beaches. Two months
later the golden sands had yielded one million dollars
in gold (at $16 an ounce). A narrow-gauge railroad and
telephone line from Nome to Anvil Creek was built in
1900. The City of Nome was formed in 1901. By 1902 the
more easily reached claims were exhausted and large mining
companies with better equipment took over the mining
operations. Since the first strike on tiny Anvil Creek,
Nome's gold fields have yielded $136 million. The gradual
depletion of gold, a major influenza epidemic in 1918,
the depression, and finally World War II, each influenced
Nome's population. A disastrous fire in 1934 destroyed
most of the City.
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