Alaska Gazetteer
Patricks Beach (not official) is a physical feature (beach) in Anchorage Borough. The primary coordinates for Patricks Beach (not official) places it within the AK 99516 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Patricks Beach (not official) |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Beach |
| Description: | Located on the northeast shore of Turnagain Arm; 4.7 km (2.9 mi) southeast of Potter and 22.5 km (14 mi) south-southeast of Anchorage. |
| History: | Named for Patrick Joseph Hallin (1959-1988); approved by the Alaska Historical Commission for use on State maps and other documents. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) rejected this name proposal in part due to the inability to define the feature, lack of evidence of a commemorative relationship with the feature, and little evidence of local acceptance of the proposed name. |
| Borough: | Anchorage Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.0213890076 |
| Longitude: | -149.743057251 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Patricks Beach (not official): Patricks Beach (not official).
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Patricks Beach (not official) does not include property ownership information.
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Hope, AK
(7.7 miles SSE) Sunrise, AK (14.2 miles SE) |
Anchorage, AK
(14.6 miles NNW) |
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Potter Hill, AK
(4.9 miles NNW) Knik Heights, AK (6 miles NNW) |
Indian, AK
(8.1 miles ESE) |
