MesoWest Information for GCKA2 in Granite Crk, AK, United States Of America (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 63° 56' 38" N (deg min sec), 63.9438° (decimal), 6356.63N (LORAN)
Longitude: 145° 24' 0" W (deg min sec), -145.3999° (decimal), 14524.00W (LORAN)
Elevation: 378 metres (1240 feet) -- validated against 377 metres (1237 feet) from Google
Location: Granite Crk, AK, United States Of America
Borough: Southeast Fairbanks, AK
Data provider: SNOTEL
Forecast Offices: Anchorage (AFC), Fairbanks (AFG)

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'GCKA2' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

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The location information for this site was gathered from 2 data sources. The source which most closely matches the consensus is chosen. Many of these sources only report the location to the nearest minute (or hundredth of degree). This can lead to the marker being placed noticeably incorrectly. Please see Discussion of Location Errors for more information. Show location history.

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to tell you when new stations come online in this area. Choose either within 100 miles or 250 miles . For stations covered by your Forecast Office: Anchorage (AFC),Fairbanks (AFG) .

SiteDistanceLocation
KC7FWK-135.3 milesNorthwest Delta Junction, AK, US (lat 63.9810°, long -145.5537°, altitude 408 metres) (data present)
DW195863.5 milesNorthwest North Pole, AK, US (lat 64.7775°, long -146.2867°, altitude 337 metres) (data present)
FW331881.5 milesNorthwest North Pole, AK, US (lat 64.7678°, long -147.3485°, altitude 151 metres) (data present)
EW812984.1 milesNorthwest North Pole, AK, US (lat 64.7932°, long -147.4133°, altitude 337 metres) (data present)
CW459186.4 milesSoutheast Tok, AK, US (lat 63.2803°, long -143.0175°, altitude 541 metres) (data present)
RSQA293.2 milesNorthwest North Bias Drive, AK, US (lat 64.9000°, long -147.6000°, altitude 294 metres) (data present)
MTCA2102.8 milesNorth Montana Creek DOT, AK, US (lat 65.4000°, long -146.1000°, altitude 916 metres) (data present)
FW6259107.3 milesSouth Gakona, AK, US (lat 62.3957°, long -145.1690°, altitude 579 metres) (data present)
CW3684114.2 milesSouth Gulkana, AK, US (lat 62.2932°, long -145.3353°, altitude 505 metres) (data present)
KL1YC118.8 milesNorthwest Nenana, AK, US (lat 64.5578°, long -149.0918°, altitude 108 metres) (data present)

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
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