Alaska Gazetteer
Takhin River is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Takhin River places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Takhin River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads in Takhin Glacier, flows E to Chilkat River, 6 mi. NW of McClellan Flats, and 19 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Tlingit Indian name reported in 1880 by the U.S. Navy as Takheen River. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) show it as Takhin. |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2738876343 |
| Longitude: | -135.674438477 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Takhin River: Takhin River.
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Lutak, AK
(6 miles NE) Haines, AK (8.8 miles ESE) Klukwan, AK (11.6 miles NW) |
Mud Bay, AK
(13.2 miles SE) Covenant Life, AK (15.8 miles NW) Skagway, AK (18 miles NE) |
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Tanani, AK
(8.2 miles E) Port Chilkoot, AK (9 miles ESE) Chilkat, AK (11.7 miles NW) |
Wells, AK
(13.5 miles NW) |
