Central address: 117 W Tanana Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA
Elevation: 148.911
Time Zone: America/Anchorage
Latitude: 64° 51' 21.744'' N
Longitude: 147° 51' 37.422'' W
The latitude of Georgeson Botanical Garden is 64.856040, and the longitude is -147.860395. Georgeson Botanical Garden is located in Fairbanks, United States with the gps coordinates of 64° 51' 21.744'' N and 147° 51' 37.422'' W. The category of Georgeson Botanical Garden is Gardens.
The Georgeson Botanical Garden is located at 117 West Tanana Drive on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. The five acre garden hosts a variety of research and educational programs in subarctic horticulture. It is open to the public during daylight hours, May through September, for a fee. It is part of the Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. The garden was named after Charles Christian Georgeson, who was USDA Special Agent in Charge of Alaska Investigations in 1899. Dr. Georgeson arrived in Alaska during the Gold Rush to research the possibilities for agriculture in Alaska. He surveyed the land near Fairbanks and started the Fairbanks Experiment Farm. A portion of the land was later annexed for use as the first campus of the University of Alaska.
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Latitude | 64.856040 | Longitude | -147.860395 |
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Elevation | 148.911 | DMS Lat | 64° 51' 21.744'' N |
DMS Lng | 147° 51' 37.422'' W | GeoHASH | bewbgqemg44kq |
UTM Zone | 6W | UTM Easting | 459209.161263239 |
UTM Northing | 7192687.94226165 | Time Zone | America/Anchorage |
Country | United States | State | Alaska (AK) |