Cape Nome

Cape Nome: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cape Nome

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Cape Nome: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Cape Nome — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 64.43234, -165.00898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cape Nome

• Nil Desperandum Gulch · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sledge Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~72 km · Must-see
• Army Peak · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~18 km
• Swanberg's Dredge · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~23 km
• Swanberg's Gold Dredge · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~23 km
• Newton Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~24 km
• Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum · museum · Aleutians East Borough · ~25 km
• Bering Land Bridge Visitor Center · sanctuary · Aleutians East Borough · ~26 km
• Grouse Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~29 km
• Seward Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~29 km
• Snow Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~32 km
• Solomon Roadhouse · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~38 km
• Deschamps Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
• Butterfield Canyon · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
• Miocene Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
• Hazel Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~48 km
• Nugget Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cape Nome

Other beaches & coast near Cape Nome

• Grantley Harbor · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~136 km
• Safety Sound · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~18 km
• Belmont Point · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~26 km
• Unalakleet · beach · Aleutians East Borough · ~28 km
• Point Warren · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~39 km
• Topok Head · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~62 km
• Topkok Head · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~64 km
• West Point · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~65 km
• Boat Harbor · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~66 km
• Cape Rodney · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~89 km

All beaches & coast in Unorganized Borough

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