Nome

Arctic sled destination

Nome is a city on the western coast of Alaska, famous for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that ends there each March.

The remote town became prominent during the Alaska Gold Rush of the late 1890s: Mushers race over a thousand miles to reach Nome. (Lowercase nome is an administrative district.)

geographic

Alaska

America's frozen northwest

tundra · sled dog · Arctic · mining town · permafrost

Opposites
alaskan geography - urban vs. remote

NomeJuneau

Largest U.S. state's capital

Fairbanks · Sitka · Ketchikan

climate and accessibility - isolated vs. connected

NomeMiami

Southeast Florida coastal city

Honolulu · Los Angeles · Key West · San Juan · tropical paradise

american frontier character - rugged vs. cosmopolitan

NomeManhattan

NYC's densest borough

San Francisco · Boston · Chicago · Beverly Hills · Palm Beach

Phrases
Family

nominate, gnome, nomination, nominal, nominated, nomenclature, nominating, denominate, nominally

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G