Nome is a city in the Arctic region of Alaska. It is a town of about 4,000 people, about half of whom are Alaska natives. It is the transportation and commerce center for Northwest Alaska. It also is the western terminus of the Iditarod Trail.

Nome and the Bering Sea

Understand

Climate

Nome (Alaska)
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D       0.9     13 −3       0.9     15 0       0.7     19 2       0.8     28 14       0.9     43 31       1     55 41       2.1     58 46       3.2     56 44       2.5     49 37       1.6     35 23       1.2     23 11       1.1     17 2 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation+Snow totals in inches    Data from NOAA (1981-2010)
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D       23     −11 −19       23     −9 −18       18     −7 −17       20     −2 −10       23     6 −1       25     13 5       53     14 8       81     13 7       64     9 3       41     2 −5       30     −5 −12       28     −8 −17 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation+Snow totals in mm

Get in

Nome Airport: This is the only way to get into Nome other than the Iditarod Trail, as the rest of the roads in Nome do not connect to other parts of Alaska. Nome Airport offers flights to Anchorage, Fairbanks, and many smaller places in Alaska.

Get around

Car, bus, and taxi.

See

Salmon Lake

• Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum, ☏ +1 907 443-6630, museum@ci.nome.ak.us. 
• The Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Finishes in mid-March in Nome. Iditarod events take place during the whole month. 
• The Iron Dog Snomobile Race. Runs from Wasilla to Nome and back in February. Snowmobile races are also held most weekends in winter. 
• The world's largest gold pan. (18 ft) in Anvil City Park. 

Do

Finish line of the Iditarod

• Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic. 3rd Saturday in March. Golf on the frozen Bering Sea. 

• Alaska Wilderness Expeditions, ☏ +1 907 443-7231, fax: +1 907 443-2573, jpike@nome.net. River kayak touring. 7, 10, and 14-day trips for groups of 4-6 people, from flat water floats up to class III rivers. 

• Nome Discovery Tours, ☏ +1 907-443-2814, discover@gci.net. 
• Steve's Guide Service, ☏ +1-907-443-2880 (day), +1-907-443-7929 (evenings). Full or half day fishing trips for 1-5 persons, short evening trips, all tackle and bait provided. 

• Jade's Arctic Grizzlies, ☏ +1 907 443-2083. The area has one of the largest bear populations in Alaska, depending on the season, hunt for moose, ptarmigan or caribou. Fishing trips and bird hunting also arranged. Photographer excursions are welcome. 

• Nome Discovery Tours, ☏ +1 907 443-2814. Pan for gold, historical or tundra tours, Eskimo village visits or customize. 

Buy

The Bering Sea in June

• Chukotka-Alaska, 514 Lomen Ave, ☏ +1 907-443-4128, fax: +1 907-443-4129. 
• Maruskiyas of Nome, ☏ +1 907-443-2955, fax: +1 907-443-2467, james@nome.net. 

Eat

• Milano's, Front St. 
• Subway, 135 East Front St. 
• Airport Pizza, 406 Bering St. 
• Polar Café, 205 West Front St, ☏ +1 907-443-2661. 

Drink

A reindeer in the bed of a pickup truck outside the Nome Liquor Store and Grocery in 2009

• Breakers Bar, 243 West Front St, ☏ +1 907-443-2531. 

• Gold Dust Lounge, 315 West Front St, ☏ +1 907-443-2323, info@nomenuggetinn.com. 

Sleep

• Polaris Hotel, 202 Bering St, ☏ +1 907-443-2000, toll-free: +1 866-443-5778, polarisent.inc@gci.net. 35 rooms. 

• Aurora Inn, 302 E. Front St, ☏ +1 907-443-3838, toll-free: +1-800-354-4606, aurorainn@gci.net. 68 units. 

• Nugget Inn, 315 West Front St, ☏ +1 907-443-2323, toll-free: +1-877-443-2323, fax: +1 907-443-5966, info@nomenuggetinn.com. 42 rooms. 

• Trails End - Apartments by the Day, 308 West First St, ☏ +1 907-443-3600, toll-free: +1-866-443-3600. 2 units. 

• Bed For A Night, 707 E 4th Ave, ☏ +1 907-443-3841, vmalov@gci.net. $90 and up. 

• Bering Sea Bed & Breakfast, 1103 E. 5th Ave, ☏ +1 907 443-2936, handelnd@nome.net. 
• Mai's Guest House, ☏ +1 907 443-4113. 
• Sweet Dreams B and B, ☏ +1 907 443-2919. 

Go next

• Solomon (next town on Iditarod Trail)
• Council
• Teller