Sun sets on Barrow until Jan. 23
BARROW - The sun is setting on America's northernmost city and won't be seen again for two months. The sun rose at 12:33 p.m. Tuesday and set just one hour and 18 minutes later at 1:51 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Barrow. The sun will not be rise again until Jan. 23.
"I'm sad to see the sun go, and I look forward to its return next year. It will be great to have it with us again as we move toward spring," said Marie Adams-Carroll, who has lived in Barrow all her life.
She said she and her husband, Geoff Carroll, have a sled dog team, and even the dogs can be affected by the dark and the cold.
George Cowan, who lived in Barrow for 17 years before moving to Seattle, was back for a visit and reflecting on life in Alaska's northernmost town.
"It's a bigger deal when it comes back in January after being down for all that time," he said.