Alaska Gazetteer
Lake Spenard is a physical feature (lake) in Anchorage Borough. The primary coordinates for Lake Spenard places it within the AK 99517 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lake Spenard |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | at head of Hood Canal, 3.1 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. |
| History: | Originally known as Jeter Lake after Thomas Jeter, homesteader. Renamed in 1916 by Joseph A. Spenard, who homesteaded 160 acres including the lake, where he planned to develop a summer resort. The Anchorage Times reported the name on August 24, 1916. (Alaska Sportsman, 2/1958) |
| Borough: | Anchorage Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.1788902283 |
| Longitude: | -149.947784424 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lake Spenard: Lake Spenard.
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 Lake Spenard does not include property ownership information.
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Anchorage, AK
(3.1 miles NNE) |
Point MacKenzie, AK
(12.5 miles N) |
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Spenard, AK
(1.4 miles ENE) |
Turnagain Heights, AK
(1.4 miles N) |
