Alaska Gazetteer
Peterson Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Peterson Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Peterson Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads on Auke Mtn. and flows NW to Salt Lake, 0.3 mi. NW of Dotsons Landing and 19 mi. NW of Juneau. |
| History: | Named for John G. Peterson, 1861-1916, a Juneau businessman and miner. In 1899 he staked a claim on the creek which he called Cheechako Creek. Later it became known as Peterson Creek (DeArmond, 1957, p. 35). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.4952774048 |
| Longitude: | -134.78527832 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Peterson Creek: Peterson Creek.
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 Peterson Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Dobson Landing, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Saint Terese, AK (1.4 miles S) Tee Harbor, AK (6 miles S) Lena Beach, AK (7.2 miles S) Fairhaven, AK (8.7 miles SSE) |
Auke Bay, AK
(9 miles SSE) Mendenhall Valley, AK (10.7 miles SE) Mendenhaven, AK (10.7 miles SE) Lemon Creek, AK (14 miles SE) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (14.9 miles SE) |
