Knik River is a physical feature (stream) in Anchorage Borough. The primary coordinates for Knik River places it within the AK 99567 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Knik River |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | heads at Knik Glacier flows NW to Knik Arm, 10 mi. SW of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low. |
History: | "Eskimo name meaning ""fire (igniq)"" reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 6) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as ""reka Knyk."" Present spelling was reported by George Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1869 Coast Pilot (p. 190)." |
Borough: | Anchorage Borough |
Latitude: | 61.4708328247 |
Longitude: | -149.406387329 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Knik River: Knik River.
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Knik-Fairview, AK
(7.6 miles WNW) Wasilla, AK (7.7 miles N) South Lakes, AK (8.5 miles NNE) Gateway, AK (8.9 miles NE) North Lakes, AK (10.7 miles NNE) |
Tanaina, AK
(10.9 miles N) Meadow Lakes, AK (12.5 miles NNW) Palmer, AK (13.1 miles NE) Butte, AK (13.3 miles ENE) Farm Loop, AK (13.9 miles NE) |
Eklutna, AK
(1.9 miles ESE) Peters Creek, AK (4.3 miles SSW) Birchwood, AK (4.9 miles SSW) Cottonwood, AK (6 miles WNW) Chugiak, AK (6.1 miles SSW) |
Matanuska, AK
(7.6 miles NE) Knik, AK (10.7 miles W) Eagle River, AK (11.6 miles SSW) John Fitzgerald Kennedy City, AK (14.7 miles WSW) Fort Richardson, AK (17.6 miles SSW) |