Fire Island, Anchorage
USA /
Alaska /
Point MacKenzie /
World
/ USA
/ Alaska
/ Point MacKenzie
World / United States / Alaska
The only island within the Municipality of Anchorage. (5.5 miles long)
Used by the Army during WWII as a submarine observation point.
In September 1951, the U.S. Air Force 626th Airborne Control and Warning Squadron was established on the island at a base on its southern end called Fire Island AFS.
Fire Island AFS closed in 1969, leaving the FAA as the sole user of the island. The FAA site stayed open until 1980.
Now owned by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., with access by permission only.
Chugach electric has plans to install 33 windmills on the island with a combined output of 100Mw.
More info: www.alsap.org/FireIsland/FireIsland.htm
Used by the Army during WWII as a submarine observation point.
In September 1951, the U.S. Air Force 626th Airborne Control and Warning Squadron was established on the island at a base on its southern end called Fire Island AFS.
Fire Island AFS closed in 1969, leaving the FAA as the sole user of the island. The FAA site stayed open until 1980.
Now owned by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., with access by permission only.
Chugach electric has plans to install 33 windmills on the island with a combined output of 100Mw.
More info: www.alsap.org/FireIsland/FireIsland.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Island_(Anchorage,_Alaska)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 61°8'57"N 150°13'20"W
- Eagle Glacier 64 km
- Strandline Lake 104 km
- Two Lakes 195 km
- Hickerson Lake 200 km
- Telequana Lake 206 km
- Turquoise Lake 208 km
- Koyuktolik Bay 232 km
- Whitefish Lake 258 km
- Danger Bay 371 km
- Gold Creek 456 km
- ANC Anchorage VORTAC/DME transmitter 0.8 km
- Fire Island Wind Farm 1 km
- Wind turbine (Fire Island Wind Farm) 1.2 km
- Lake 1.5 km
- Wind turbine (Fire Island Wind Farm) 2.1 km
- Wind turbine (Fire Island Wind Farm) 2.1 km
- Wind turbine (Fire Island Wind Farm) 2.3 km
- Runway 18/36 4 km
- Fire Island Airport (6AK5) 4 km
- Epicenter of M 3.1 quake 8.5 km