Population of Fairbanks: 30,500
State of Alaska: 670,000 with l.l people per sq mile. Alaska is 591,004 sq miles,
which is 2.21 times larger than Texas.
Shortest day of possible sunshine: Dec. 21 with 3hr 42 min
Longest day of possible sunshine: Jne 21 with 21hr 29min
The Arctic Circle is 152 miles fm FAIRBANKS BUT North Pole, AK is only 13 miles away. (for those kids that need to know).
NOTE: I was in school with Terry Miller, they live and run North Pole. Can you beat that!!!??
There are many hot springs around, Chena Hot Springs being the closest 28 miles.
As the pipeline from Prudhoe Bay comes past Fairbanks on its way to Valdez you can view the pipeline just outside town. There are no oil refineries in Alaska so the oil has to be "sent out".
Fairbanks is 400 miles from Anchorage and Denali Park is 121 miles. The Denali area is where Hank is doing his dog mushing!
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