Fairbanks, Alaska AK Hotels/Motels/Lodging

This is the current conditions weather report for Fairbanks. The report was made 77 minutes ago, at 11:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5 miles per hour / 7.4 kilometers per hour from the eastnortheast (060°). The temperature was -8°F / -22°C, with a dew-point at -8°F / -22°C. The temperature felt like -18°F / -28°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.53 inHg / 1001 hPa. The relative humidity was 77%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Fairbanks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state. It is the principal city of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Fairbanks Northstar Borough. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 31,324. The population of Fairbanks and vicinity is 82,840.. Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest college in Alaska.

Fairbanks is located at 64.837780° North, -147.71639° West (Sec. 10, T001S, R001W, Fairbanks Meridian). Fairbanks is located in the Fairbanks Recording District.

Fairbanks is located in the heart of Alaska's Interior, on both shores of the Chena River, near its confluence with the Tanana River in the Tanana Valley. By air, Fairbanks is 45 minutes from Anchorage and 3 hours from Seattle. It lies 358 road miles north of Anchorage.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 84.6 km² (32.7 mi²). 82.5 km² (31.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (2.48%) is water.

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