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Anisom Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 32' 8.002" N,
151 ° 26' 48.998" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Anisom Point in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, N point of entrance to Eldred Passage, on SE shore of Kachemak Bay, 8 mi. SE of Homer, Chugach Mts.;

History

Local name; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1961. This point probably derived its name from an Eskimo, named Anisim, who had a cabin in the area. Reported by de Laguna (1934, p. 20), Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE).

Places Near Anisom Point
Cities:

Ostrovski,

Bars:

Archimandritof Shoals, Homer Spit, Lancashire Rocks, MacDonald Spit, McKeon Rock,

Bays:

China Poot Bay, Coal Bay, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak Bay, Kasitsna Bay, Little Tutka Bay, Mud Bay, Neptune Bay, Peterson Bay, Sadie Cove, San Juan Cove, Silver Creek, Tutka Bay, Tutka Bay Lagoon,

Beaches:

Kilcher Beach, Shingle Beach,

Capes:

Anisom Point, Barabara Point, Coal Point, Nubble Point, Peterson Point,

Channels:

Eldred Passage, The Narrows,

Cities:

Homer,

Flats:

Beaver Creek Flats, McKeon Flats,

Islands:

Aleutika Island, Cohen Island, Cronin Island, Grass Island, Gull Island, Herring Islands, Hesketh Island, Mermaid Island, San Juan, San Juan Island, Sixty-foot Rock, Yukon Island,

Lakes:

Beluga Lake, Bridge Creek Reservoir, Lampert Lake, Seldovia Lake,

Mountains:

Lookout Mountain, Ohlson Mountain, Red Mountain,

Parks:

Mariner Park,

Peaks:

Sadie Peak,

Ridges:

Crossman Ridge, Diamond Ridge, Grace Ridge,

Rivers:

Windy River, Wosnesenski River,

Streams:

Barabara Creek, Beaver Creek, Bidarki Creek, Bridge Creek, Fritz Creek, Jakolof Creek, McNeil Creek, Palmer Creek, Quiet Creek, South Beaver Creek, Stonehocker Creek, Twitter Creek,

Routes:

Coalition Loop Trail, Coalition Trail, Grace Ridge Trail, Hatchery Trail, North Sadie Knob Trail, Sadie Cove Landing Trail, Sadie Knob Spur Trail, Sea Star Cove Cabin Trail, South Sadie Knob Trail, Tutka Lake Trail, Wosnesenski River Trail,

Valleys:

Bear Canyon, McNeil Canyon, Neilson Canyon, Thurston Canyon, Waterman Canyon, Woodard Canyon,

Cities:

Diamond Ridge, Fritz Creek, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak City, Millers Landing, Seldovia Village,