Information About

Meridian Island

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 47' 2" N,
147 ° 37' 58.001" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Fairbanks

Elevation

456 ft (138.99 m)

Meridian Island in Detail.

About

in Tanana River, 5 mi. SE of Fairbanks, Tanana Low.

History

Named for the Fairbanks meridian that crosses the west end of the island. The name was published in 1949 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

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Places Near Meridian Island
Cities:

Engineer, Gilmore,

Cities:

Fairbanks, Fox,

Dams:

NASA Tracking Station Dam Number 1, NASA Tracking Station Dam Number 2,

Hills:

Browns Hill, Clear Creek Butte, Lakloey Hill, Sage Hill,

Islands:

Bentley Island, Garden Island, Goose Island, Haines Island, Haines Islands, Meridian Island,

Lakes:

Ballaine Lake, Caribou Lake, Goldstream Lakes, Liwa Lake, Lundgren Pond, Middle Lake, Monterey Lake, Lake Paul, Reindeer Lake, Sirlin Drive Pond, Star Lake,

Mine:

Bridgewater Pit (historical), Fairbanks Pit,

Mountains:

Approach Hill, Birch Hill, Mount Lulu Fairbanks, Tungsten Hill,

Parks:

Bentley Park, Chena River State Recreation Site, Growden Memorial Park, Troth Yeddha- Park,

Ridges:

Troth Yeddha',

Streams:

Chena Slough, Noyes Slough,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Big Eldorado Creek, Calder Creek, Clear Creek, Columbia Creek, Deadman Slough, Engineer Creek, Evening Star Creek, First Chance Creek, Flume Creek, Fox Creek, Gilmore Creek, Glenn Creek, Gold Run, Hill Creek, Isabella Creek, Jessila Creek, Jussila Creek, Little Blanche Creek, Little Queenie Creek, McDonald Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Moose Creek, Pat Creek, Pearl Creek, Pedro Creek, Rose Creek, Ruby Creek, Silver Creek, Steele Creek, Tom Creek, Wigwam Creek,

Routes:

Bonnifield Trail,

Valleys:

French Gulch, Irish Gulch, Silver Gulch, Tungsten Gulch,

Cities:

Aurora, Badger, Bjerrmark, Clear Creek Park, College, Dennis Manor, Dogpatch, Graehl, Hamilton Acres, Lemeta, Musk Ox, Slaterville, South Fairbanks, Totem Park, Westgate,