Information About

Anchor Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 59' 51" N,
149 ° 5' 31.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Anchor Cove in Detail.

About

at E shore of Day Harbor, on Kenai Peninsula, 15 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts.; 0.7 mile wide.

History

So named in 1909 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because we lost a boat's anchor there and because it is the first safe anchorage in this harbor".

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-6 (1950), Blying Sound D-6 (1950), Blying Sound D-6 (1950), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-6 (1953), Blying Sound D-6 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Anchor Cove

Bays:

Anchor Cove, Blying Sound, Bowen Anchorage, Day Harbor, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Resolute Cove, Safety Cove, Talus Bay, Thumb Cove, Whidbey Bay,

Capes:

Cape Mansfield, Cape Resurrection, Fault Point, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point,

Glaciers:

Bear Lake Glacier, Glacier G210704E60136N, Glacier G210711E60126N, Glacier G210790E60102N, Godwin Glacier, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Barwell Island, Hat Island, Marys Rock,

Mountains:

Mount Alice, Mount Eva, Tiehacker Mountain,

Parks:

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Mary, Santa Ana Peak,

Streams:

Godwin Creek, Likes Creek,