Alaska Gazetteer
Matanuska Valley is a physical feature (valley) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Matanuska Valley places it within the AK 99567 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Matanuska Valley |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | of Matanuska River, extends SW from terminus of Matanuska Glacier to Knik Arm Cook Inlet, 25 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inelt Lowland. |
| History: | Name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1899, p. 46) while he was exploring the Matanuska River region under the command of Captain E. F. Glenn, USA. |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.4933586121 |
| Longitude: | -149.429336548 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Matanuska Valley: Matanuska Valley.
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 Matanuska Valley does not include property ownership information.
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(3.4 miles SE) Cottonwood, AK (4.7 miles WNW) Peters Creek, AK (5.6 miles S) Birchwood, AK (6.3 miles SSW) Matanuska, AK (7.4 miles ENE) |
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