Clear, Alaska
Encyclopedia
Clear is an unincorporated community
in Denali Borough
, Alaska
, United States
. The small community is along the George Parks Highway
at milepost 280 and encompasses residential homes and businesses. Its elevation is 518 feet (158 m).
Clear is 4 miles south of the Alaska Railroad
Clear Site station established about 1918 at mile 392.9 ARR. The Geographic Names Information System
reference for Clear refers to this station.
Clear is 5 miles south of Clear Air Force Station
(AFS).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Denali Borough
Denali Borough, Alaska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,893 people, 785 households, and 452 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0 people per square mile . There were 1,351 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The small community is along the George Parks Highway
George Parks Highway
The George Parks Highway , usually called simply the Parks Highway, runs 323 miles from the Glenn Highway 35 miles north of Anchorage to Fairbanks in the Alaska Interior...
at milepost 280 and encompasses residential homes and businesses. Its elevation is 518 feet (158 m).
Clear is 4 miles south of the Alaska Railroad
Alaska Railroad
The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
Clear Site station established about 1918 at mile 392.9 ARR. The Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
reference for Clear refers to this station.
Clear is 5 miles south of Clear Air Force Station
Clear Air Force Station
Clear Air Force Station is a United States Air Force Station located 5 miles south of Anderson, Alaska, USA, northeast of Mount McKinley, and southwest of Fairbanks. Its primary mission is to detect incoming ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.-Overview:Clear AFS is operated by the...
(AFS).