Thayer Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Hoonah-Angoon Borough.
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Feature Name: | Thayer Lake |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Lake |
Description: | 10 mi NE of Angoon, on W central Admiralty Island, 5.5 mi. N of Angoon; Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named in 1929 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)for John A. Thayer, 1896-1929, a junior forester in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), who was killed by a brown bear on Admiralty Island. John Thayer made a reconnaissance of the timber bordering this lake a few weeks before his death and was the first United States forester to visit the lake. |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon Borough |
Latitude: | 57.6465911865 |
Longitude: | -134.469848633 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thayer Lake: Thayer Lake.
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 Thayer Lake does not include property ownership information.
Chatham, AK (19.8 miles WSW) |