Alaska Gazetteer
Cairn Point is a physical feature (cape) in Anchorage Borough. The primary coordinates for Cairn Point places it within the AK 99501 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Cairn Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on E shore of Knik Arm Cook Inlet, 2.8 mi. N of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. |
| History: | Local name published in 1912 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); named for a cairn once located on its summit. |
| Borough: | Anchorage Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.2580566406 |
| Longitude: | -149.878890991 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cairn Point: Cairn Point.
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 Cairn Point does not include property ownership information.
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Anchorage, AK
(2.7 miles SSW) Point MacKenzie, AK (7.7 miles NNW) |
Knik-Fairview, AK
(19.2 miles NNE) Big Lake, AK (20 miles N) |
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Tuomi, AK
(2.4 miles NE) Wilson Village, AK (2.4 miles SE) |
Glen Alps, AK
(2.7 miles S) Lange, AK (3.1 miles SE) |
