Nome Census Area, Census Area in northwestern Alaska, US
The Nome Census Area spans across northwestern Alaska, covering extensive tundra landscapes and coastal regions along the Bering Sea shoreline.
The Nome Census Area emerged following the 1898 gold discovery, which brought thousands of prospectors and led to rapid settlement development.
Indigenous Iñupiat communities maintain traditional subsistence practices through fishing, hunting, and gathering across the Nome Census Area.
Access to Nome Census Area requires air transportation, with regular flights connecting through Anchorage and serving as the primary means of travel.
The Nome Census Area hosts the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, marking the end point of this 1,000-mile competition.
Location: Unorganized Borough
Location: Alaska
Inception: 1980
Shares border with: Northwest Arctic Borough, Kusilvak Census Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
GPS coordinates: 64.74000,-164.19000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:29
Kobuk Valley National Park
382.7 km
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
420.6 km
Whale Bone Alley
396.4 km
Beringia National Park
437.3 km
Ipiutak Site
417.6 km
Nowitna River
477.6 km
Monument to Semyon Dezhnev
292.8 km
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
321.8 km
Trail Creek Caves
122.4 km
Noatak Wilderness
423.7 km
Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
371.3 km
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
308.4 km
Innoko Wilderness
341.7 km
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
484.2 km
Cape Nome Mining District Discovery Sites
59.6 km
Unalakleet River
221.1 km
Old St. Joseph's Catholic Church
64 km
Selawik River
331.1 km
Nome River
52.9 km
Snake River
61.8 km
Chamisso Wilderness
198.1 km
Onion Portage Archeological District
374.5 km
Wales Site
206 km
Kougarok River
84.3 km
Squirrel River
315 km
Kuzitrin River
64.4 km
Christ Church Mission
304.2 km
Swanberg Dredge
62.5 kmReviews
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