New Castle, Del. is only 3,333 miles away (due south) according to this sign designed and installed in the Arctic Circle by Airmen of the 166th Civil Engineer Squadron, Del. Air National Guard on July 30, 2011. The Airmen face a 6,666 mile round trip to return home from Canadian Forces Station Alert after they perform a two-week training mission July 24 to Aug. 8, 2011. CFS Alert, on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the northernmost permanently inhabited place nearest the North Pole, 817 kilometers (508 miles) away. The 166th CES Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force personnel deploy anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jessica Griffith)
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