You may remember that the northernmost town in the United States is Utqiagvik, Alaska. You may also remember that this town experiences no daylight for 63 days from November 19 to January 21. That is ...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.

The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness. Think of it this way: By the time the sun rises again, a new president will occupy the White House.

It’s called Polar Night, and it’s a phenomenon that happens each year in northern Alaska. The town of Utqiaġvik is the northernmost city in the United States. Located roughly 725 miles northwest of ...

Whale bones form a monument to lost sailors in Utqiagvik, Alaska, overlooking the Arctic Ocean. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch) At 2:16 a.m., the sun finally dipped below the horizon, marking the first ...

Residents in America's northernmost town of Utqiagvik, Alaska, saw their last sunrise for two months on Monday. The sun set at 1:27 p.m. local time on Monday and won't rise again until 1:15 p.m. on ...

As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat ...