Local favourite beach · North Slope Borough, North Slope Borough
Point Sweeney
Point Sweeney is a beach in North Slope Borough, North Slope Borough.
Point Sweeney: 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 Point Sweeney
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.
How to reach Point Sweeney — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 70.18556, -146.43000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Point Sweeney
- Flaxman Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~17 km
- Leffingwell Camp Site · fort · North Slope Borough · ~18 km
- Kadleroshilik Mound · viewpoint · North Slope Borough · ~61 km
- Dinkum Sands · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~71 km
- Point Hopson · beach · North Slope Borough · ~4 km
- Point Thomson · beach · North Slope Borough · ~5 km
- Alaska Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~6 km
- Dutchess Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~6 km
- North Star Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~7 km
- Point Gordon · beach · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
- Challenge Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~10 km
- Bullen Point · beach · North Slope Borough · ~20 km
- Lion Bay · beach · North Slope Borough · ~20 km
- Brownlow Point · beach · North Slope Borough · ~27 km
- Mikkelsen Bay · beach · North Slope Borough · ~30 km
- Belvedere Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~31 km
- Reliance Point · beach · North Slope Borough · ~35 km
- Pole Island · river spot · North Slope Borough · ~36 km
Other beaches & coast near Point Sweeney
- Simpson Cove · beach · North Slope Borough · ~78 km
- Arey Lagoon · beach · North Slope Borough · ~123 km
- Pipsuk Bight · beach · North Slope Borough · ~133 km
- Kaktovik Lagoon · beach · North Slope Borough · ~134 km
- Jago Spit · beach · North Slope Borough · ~147 km
- Point Hopson · beach · North Slope Borough · ~4 km
- Point Thomson · beach · North Slope Borough · ~5 km
- Point Gordon · beach · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
- Bullen Point · beach · North Slope Borough · ~20 km
- Lion Bay · beach · North Slope Borough · ~20 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Point Sweeney?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Point Sweeney?
Nearby: Flaxman Island (river spot, 17 km), Leffingwell Camp Site (fort, 18 km), Kadleroshilik Mound (viewpoint, 61 km), Dinkum Sands (river spot, 71 km), Point Hopson (beach, 4 km), Point Thomson (beach, 5 km).