Homer, Alaska
Homer is a city on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It is known for being "the end of the road." There are signs that Native American people lived in the area as early as 6000 BC.[3] In 2020, 5,522 people lived in Homer.[2] The most notable feature of Homer is the Homer Spit, a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km) peninsula that sticks out into Kachemak Bay. The town's harbor and many of its fishing and tourism-related businesses are on the Spit.
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| Coordinates: 59°38′35″N 151°31′34″W / 59.64306°N 151.52611°WCoordinates: 59°38′35″N 151°31′34″W / 59.64306°N 151.52611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.254 sq mi (65.41 km2) |
| • Land | 13.787 sq mi (35.71 km2) |
| • Water | 11.467 sq mi (29.70 km2) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,522 |
| Website | cityofhomer-ak |
Homer, Alaska Media
- Homer alaska satellite map.jpg
Imagery by NASA and/or the US Geological Survey. Processed by Terra Prints Inc. Satellite image of Homer, Alaska
- Landing Fields - Alaska - Homer through Hot Springs - NARA - 68158840 (cropped).jpg
- LandingFieldsAlaskaHomerthroughHotSpringsNARA(cropped)
- Coal Point Park.jpg
Coal Point Park, the plaque reads "Coal Point Site of the Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company Roundhouse Railroad shops, and boardwalk with coal-oil lamp lighting system. The original Homer townsite was surveyed by the Land Office of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1896. State of Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel, Alaska Centennial Commission"
- Homer City Hall August 17 2010.jpg
Homer City Hall, located on Pioneer Avenue
- Homer Alaska Salty Dawg Saloon 1850px.jpg
Landmark: the Salty Dawg Saloon
- Homerbrew.jpg
Homer has a winery and a brewery.
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Old Town Homer: Islands and Oceans visitor center is at the far right.
- Kachcampus.jpg
Kachemak Bay Campus seen from Heath street.
A mated pair of sandhill cranes and their colts as seen through a pair of binoculars.
- Homer Alaska Welcome Sign.JPG
- HomerAlaskaWelcomeSign
References
- ↑ "2021 Gazetteer Places Files - Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Homer city, Alaska - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ "Facts & Figures | The Official Site of the City of Homer Alaska". cityofhomer-ak.gov. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
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