Information About

Star

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Star on The Map

Location

64 ° 55' 59.999" N,
141 ° 16' 59.999" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

823 ft (250.85 m)

Star in Detail.

About

site of mining camp, on left bank of Yukon River, 11 mi. N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Named by prospectors and reported as "Star City" in 1897 by Lieutenant W. P. Richardson, USA. A post office was maintained here from 1898 to 1902 (Ricks, 1965, p. 60).

Topo Maps

Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957),
Places Near Star
Cities:

Star,

Cities:

Eagle,

Cliffs:

Calico Bluff, Eagle Bluff, Montauk Bluff,

Lakes:

Ford Lake, Ford Lake, Lords Lake, Pickerel Slough,

Mountains:

Adams Peak, Nimrod Peak, Windfall Mountain,

Ridges:

Limestone Hogback,

Rivers:

Seventymile River, Tatonduk River,

Streams:

American Creek, Big Boulder Creek, Bluff Creek, Boulder Creek, Buckeye Creek, Castalia Creek, Cathedral Creek, Colorado Creek, Excelsior Creek, Harrington Creek, Last Chance Creek, Lost Creek, Marion Creek, Mission Creek, Pass Creek, Phoenix Creek, Pleasant Creek, Rock Creek, Sinnott Creek, Thicket Creek, Thurston Creek, Wolf Creek,

Cities:

Eagle Village,