FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - The third annual Winter Solstice Festival seeks to bring people together in downtown Fairbanks to celebrate the shortest day of the year. “The winter Solstice festival ...

Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers. The summer solstice falls late in the day on Friday, June 20 in the ...

Alaska experiences the shortest daylight hours in the country. In Fairbanks, sunrise on Dec. 21 is 10:58 a.m. and sunset is 2:40 p.m. — less than four hours of daylight on the winter solstice.

The summer solstice falls late in the day on ... The denizens of Fairbanks in central interior Alaska can scoff at those 19 hours. They’ll get almost 22 hours of daylight, and blackout curtains ...

The best time to visit Fairbanks is from July to ... Although packaged Alaska cruise and train tours have ended for the winter, you can book tours of varying lengths to view the northern lights.

Utqiagvik used to be called Barrow, and aside from being the most northern town in the US, it’s also one of the most extreme. For two months each winter, the sun never rises here. There’s also a ...

Known as the "Gateway to the Arctic," Tromsø is one of Norway’s most famous spots for witnessing natural wonders—both the ...

Though warm temperatures make it feel like summer, the official start of summer is in June. Here's what to know about the ...

Though warm temperatures make it feel like summer, the official start of summer is in June. Here's what to know about the summer solstice.

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Winter Park city commissioners unanimously passed a motion Wednesday to purchase a $4 million, 1-acre property at 929-957 West Fairbanks Avenue with a 75-day due diligence ...

The day of the solstice is longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, meaning daylight hours are at a maximum, while night hours are at a minimum. Until the winter solstice in December ...