Ester
Populated place in Alaska (USGS GNIS); routed as village for indexing. County equivalent: Fairbanks North Star. Map: Fairbanks D-3 SE.
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Ester is a populated place within Fairbanks North Star Borough; local land use and services route through the borough and the Fairbanks-area road network.
Ester sits in the Fairbanks orbit: enough trees and distance to feel like a village, close enough that errands and medical trips often point toward the borough core. The community pattern is common across Interior Alaska—scattered housing, informal trail networks, and winter mobility that rewards preparation.
ALASKA.FYI uses GNIS for coordinates and spelling, then points you to borough and state sources for anything that looks like policy or emergency routing. Verify snow removal, fire service boundaries, and school district information with primary sites.
Practical notes
Interior cold is serious business: block heaters, battery health, and a conservative winter car kit matter on the road system. Check 511 and local advisories during storms and ice fog.
Related places
Sources
- Fairbanks North Star Borough — FNSB — home · accessed · View source
- U.S. Geological Survey — GNIS — Ester · accessed · View source
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64.8472222, -148.0144444 · WGS84
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Quick facts
- Region
- Fairbanks North Star
- Latitude
- 64.8472222
- Longitude
- -148.0144444
ID 1397658 · Names and coordinates from USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), public domain. Verify boundaries and status with Census and local government. Not legal advice.
Government & open data
Official boundaries and programs differ by agency. Use these as starting points alongside GNIS coordinates.
- US Census — TIGER/Line (places, roads, boundaries)
- Alaska DNR — Open Data
- Alaska DOT · 511
- Data.gov (federal catalog)
Alaska DOT travel and roads: https://dot.alaska.gov/ — 511: http://511.alaska.gov/ · Alaska DNR Open Data: https://data-soa-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/