Information About

Fire Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fire Island on The Map

Location

61 ° 9' 33.998" N,
150 ° 11' 55" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Anchorage

Elevation

115 ft (35.05 m)

Fire Island in Detail.

About

in head of Cook Inlet, 9 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. 5.5 miles long.

History

Name published in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Named "turnagain Island" on April 20, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver (Wagner, 1937, p. 521). The Tanaina Indian name was published in 1847 as "Ostrov Mushukhli" or "Mushukhli Island" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378.

Fire Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Fire Island.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek A-1 (1951), Tyonek A-1 (1951), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek A-1 (1952), Tyonek A-1 (1952), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek A-1 NW (1979), Tyonek A-1 NW (1979), Tyonek A-1 NW (2013),
Places Near Fire Island
Areas:

Tsaltastnu Kaq-,

Bars:

Fire Island Shoal, Knik Arm Shoal, North Point Shoal, West Point Shoal, Woronzof Shoal,

Bays:

Chickaloon Bay, Shelter Bay,

Capes:

Point Campbell, Point MacKenzie, Point McKenzie, North Point, Point Possession, Race Point, West Point, Point Woronzof,

Flats:

Susitna Flats,

Islands:

Fire Island,

Lakes:

Alder Pond, Barley Lake, Bird Lake, Cook Lake, Diamond Lake, Dipper Lake, Farmer Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Little Campbell Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Tangerra Lake, Neckshortka Lake, Sandpiper Lake, Tangerra Lake, Tangerra Lake, Twin Island Lake,

Parks:

Point Campbell-Kincaid Park,

Rivers:

Little Susitna River,

Streams:

Maguire Creek,

Routes:

Andrew Lekisch Trail,

Cities:

Possession,