Information About

Port Safety

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Port Safety on The Map

Location

64 ° 27' 6.001" N,
164 ° 49' 32.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Nome

Port Safety in Detail.

About

on spit between Safety and Norton Sounds 6 mi. E of Cape Nome and 14 mi. SW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Site of a mining camp established in the summer of 1900 at the height of the Nome gold rush (brooks, 1901, p. 66). Safety Post Pffice established here in 1900 and discontinued in 1902 (Ricks, 1965, p. 55). Name was taken from the lagoon.

Topo Maps

Solomon B-6 (1950), Solomon B-6 (1950), Solomon B-6 (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951), Solomon B-6 NW (2017),
Places Near Port Safety
Cities:

Imokhtegokshuk,

Bays:

Safety Sound,

Capes:

Cape Nome,

Hills:

Reindeer Hill,

Lakes:

Fox Lake,

Rivers:

Eldorado River, Flambeau River,

Streams:

American Creek, Beaver Creek, California Creek, Concord Creek, Disappointment Creek, Discovery Creek, Dog Creek, Elmer Creek, Eureka Creek, Gold Run Creek, Harrison Creek, Pajara Creek, Seattle Creek, Volunteer Creek,

Cities:

Cape Nome, Port Safety,