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Homer from space. Homer is located at 59°38'35" North, 151°31'33" West (59.643059, −151.525900). [4] The only road into Homer is the Sterling Highway. [5] The town has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66 km 2), of which 15 square miles (39 km 2) are land and 10.5 square miles (27 km 2) are covered by water.
Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska. The Homer Spit (Dena'ina: Uzintun) is a geographical landmark located in Homer, Alaska, on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay. [1] The spit is also home to the Homer Boat Harbor.
Earl D. Hillstrand (1913-1974), an attorney, small businessman and member of the Alaska House of Representatives, purchased it in 1960. [citation needed] Although an Anchorage resident, Hillstrand had a homestead near Homer and was in the process of developing the nearby Land's End Resort at the time. [citation needed]
Anchorage, Homer: the third Libertarian to be elected to a U.S. state legislature (all from Alaska to that point), later became the party's vice presidential and presidential nominee Edward Marsden: 1869: 1932: Saxman, Metlakatla, Sitka: Tsimshian Presbyterian missionary and activist, first Alaska Native to be ordained Robert Marshall: 1901: ...
The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.
May 20—A man died in a moose attack in Homer Sunday, Alaska State Troopers said. The circumstances of the attack — as well as the exact location — were not immediately clear as of Sunday ...
The 100 highest summits of Alaska with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [1] [2] [e] Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,630 mi 7,451 km 2
Quite a bit of pressure comes along with being Lady Gaga.. In a new Elle cover story interview, the Grammy and Oscar winner opened up about how the music industry landscape has changed for pop ...