Bessie Number 5 Dredge Camp, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Bessie Number 5 Dredge Camp

• Name:
  Bessie Number 5 Dredge Camp
• Also Known As:
  Bessie No. 5 Dredge Camp
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 54 (1950), at junction of Osborn Creek and St. Michaels Creek, 8 mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
• History (GNIS):
  Site of a mining camp; name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
• Surveys:
  Township 11 South, Range 32 West, Kateel River Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:64.550000064° 33' 00.0"N

  Longitude:-165.1500000165° 09' 00.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Perkinsville (Nome) 7.9 mi. W
  • Cape Nome 8.2 mi. SE
  • Nome 8.3 mi. SW
  • Port Safety 11.8 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Nome City (Nome) 8.6 mi. W
• Elevation:
  30 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  692493172
• Updated Apr 24, 2020