Alaska Gazetteer
Finger Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Finger Lake places it within the AK 99645 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Finger Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | in Matanuska Valley, 5 mi. W of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low. 362 acres in size. 1.8 miles long. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given in 1898 by Captain E. F. Glenn, USA. So named ""because when viewing the lake on a map, a point of land in the lake gives the impression of a finger.""" |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.6043739319 |
| Longitude: | -149.281387329 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Finger Lake: Finger Lake.
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 Finger Lake does not include property ownership information.
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