
Ketchikan Travel Guide
Alaska, United States
Ketchikan is a small city in southeast Alaska, United States, with a population of 8,197. It sits on the Alaskan coast and serves as a base for exploring this part of the state.
Travellers arriving by air use Ketchikan International Airport (KTN). For time by the coast, Rotary Beach is 5.6 kilometres from the city, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
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Weather in Ketchikan
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Pays in USD
Plug type Type A & Type B (UK adapter needed)
Emergency 911
Dial code +1
Tipping: Tipping is customary in the United States for various service industries. It's a significant part of service workers' income.
Best time to visit Ketchikan
Jan
4°22Feb
3°17Mar
6°17Apr
9°24May
13°20Jun
16°15Jul
19°15Aug
20°15Sep
15°22Oct
10°22Nov
6°24Dec
4°24Average daily maximums with rainy days per month, from the last three years of weather history.
Beaches near Ketchikan
Rotary Beach
5.6 km away
Things to do in Ketchikan
4.1 km
Ketchikan Creek
park
0.7 km
Totem Heritage Center
museum
0.8 km
First Lutheran Church
christian place of worship
0.8 km
Ketchikan Ranger House
historic site
0.8 km
Minerva Mountain
park
4.5 km
Ketchikan Naz
christian place of worship
2.3 km
Ketchikan First Assembly of God
pentecostal place of worship
3.1 km
Getting there
Ketchikan International Airport · 4.3 km
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