Alaska Gazetteer
Gerstle River is a physical feature (stream) in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Gerstle River places it within the AK 99737 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gerstle River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at Gerstle Glacier and flows N to Tanana River, 25 mi. SE of Big Delta, Alaska Range. 40 miles long. |
| History: | "Named in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, p. 13), USA, for ""Lewis Gerstle, president of the Alaska Commercial Company.""" |
| Borough: | Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.0569458008 |
| Longitude: | -145.135284424 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gerstle River: Gerstle River.
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(18.1 miles W) Fort Greely, AK (18.6 miles WSW) |
