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Parks in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

East Chester/Woodside Park, 1 km (1 mile)
Jacobson Park, 2 km (1 mile)
Frontier Park, 3 km (2 miles)
Thompson Park, 3 km (2 miles)
Ure Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Kwanis Fish Creek Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Javier Dela Vega Park, 6 km (4 miles)
Wolverine Park, 6 km (4 miles)
Delong Lake Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Far North Bicentennial Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Pamela Joy Lowry Memorial Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Stephenson Park, 11 km (7 miles)
Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge, 14 km (9 miles)
Storck Park, 14 km (9 miles)

Lakes in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

O'Connell Lake, 2 km (1 mile)
Westchester Lake, 4 km (2 miles)
Tina Lake, 5 km (3 miles)
Strawberry Lake, 7 km (4 miles)
Birch Lake, 8 km (5 miles)
Spring Lake, 9 km (6 miles)
Sundi Lake, 9 km (6 miles)
Symphony Lake, 25 km (16 miles)

Schools in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Ptarmigan School, 4 km (3 miles)
Taku School, 5 km (3 miles)
Susitna School, 6 km (4 miles)

Streams in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

South Fork Eagle River, 22 km (14 miles)
Parks Creek, 27 km (17 miles)
Thunder Bird Creek, 37 km (23 miles)
Thachkatnu Creek, 44 km (28 miles)

Plains in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Susitna Flats, 24 km (15 miles)
Susitna Flats, 26 km (16 miles)

Streams in Alaska

Taylor Creek, 27 km (16 miles)
Threemile Creek, 66 km (41 miles)
Swan Creek, 70 km (44 miles)
Swanson River, 78 km (48 miles)
Old Tyonek Creek, 81 km (50 miles)
Bishop Creek, 81 km (50 miles)
Stedatna Creek, 93 km (57 miles)
Straight Creek, 107 km (67 miles)
Kustatan River, 120 km (74 miles)
South Fork Big River, 137 km (85 miles)

Streams in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Soldier Creek, 27 km (17 miles)
Threemile Creek, 30 km (19 miles)
Susitna River, 40 km (25 miles)
Teddy Creek, 47 km (29 miles)
Lynx Creek, 50 km (31 miles)
Theodore River, 53 km (33 miles)
Premier Creek, 69 km (43 miles)
Bishop Creek, 80 km (50 miles)
Talachulitna Creek, 88 km (55 miles)

Lakes in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Stephan Lake, 31 km (19 miles)
Threemile Lake, 33 km (21 miles)
Susan Lake, 36 km (23 miles)
Stepan Lake, 41 km (25 miles)
Stump Lake, 47 km (29 miles)
Birch Lake, 47 km (29 miles)
Phoebe Lake, 48 km (30 miles)
Black Lake, 49 km (30 miles)
South Rolly Lake, 54 km (33 miles)
Suncrest Lake, 56 km (35 miles)
Sunbeam Lake, 56 km (35 miles)
Stevens Lake, 59 km (37 miles)
Stevens Lake, 60 km (37 miles)
Teakwood Lake, 61 km (38 miles)
Swan Lake, 62 km (38 miles)
Sucker Lake, 75 km (47 miles)
Thirtymile Lake, 91 km (57 miles)
Talachulitna Lake, 103 km (64 miles)
Strandline Lake, 115 km (71 miles)

Overfalls in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Thunder Bird Falls, 37 km (23 miles)

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Thunder Bird Falls Campground, 37 km (23 miles)

Lakes in Alaska

Tangerra Lake, 38 km (24 miles)
Tangerra Lake, 39 km (24 miles)
Bird Lake, 40 km (25 miles)
Taiga Lake, 46 km (29 miles)
Birch Tree Lake, 49 km (30 miles)
Swanson Lakes, 54 km (33 miles)
Swanson Lake, 55 km (34 miles)
Tine Lake, 58 km (36 miles)
Kuviak Lake, 59 km (36 miles)
Snag Lake, 63 km (39 miles)
Sunrise Lake, 64 km (40 miles)
Sucker Lake, 70 km (44 miles)
Spruce Lake, 72 km (45 miles)
Third Lake, 73 km (45 miles)
Stormy Lake, 81 km (50 miles)
Bishop Lake, 85 km (53 miles)
Tern Lake, 87 km (54 miles)
Suneva Lake, 88 km (55 miles)
Sunken Island Lake, 89 km (55 miles)
Timberlost Lake, 90 km (56 miles)
Spirit Lake, 92 km (57 miles)
Bishop Lake, 94 km (58 miles)
Summit Lake, 165 km (103 miles)

Schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Tanaina Elementary School, 50 km (31 miles)
Swanson School, 60 km (37 miles)
Swanson School, 60 km (37 miles)

Inlets in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Spring Creek, 51 km (32 miles)

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Tanltun Dinlent, 52 km (32 miles)
Thorpe Mine, 64 km (40 miles)

Parks in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Polar Raceway Park, 56 km (35 miles)

Buildings in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

The Motherlode Lodge, 72 km (45 miles)

Alaska

Swanson River Oil Field, 75 km (47 miles)
Oil Platform Dolly Varden, 106 km (66 miles)

Meteorological Stations in Alaska

Big River Lake, 139 km (87 miles)
Merrill Pass West, 213 km (132 miles)

Streams in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska

Styx River, 194 km (121 miles)

Gaps in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Telaquana Pass, 197 km (123 miles)
Strand Pass, 212 km (132 miles)

Streams in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Tlikakila River, 209 km (130 miles)
Tired Pup Creek, 211 km (131 miles)
Telaquana River, 246 km (153 miles)

Lakes in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Telaquana Lake, 219 km (136 miles)

Lakes in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Portage Lake, 232 km (144 miles)

Streams in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Tlikakila River, 234 km (145 miles)
Summit Creek, 250 km (155 miles)
Takoka Creek, 262 km (163 miles)
Synneva Creek, 269 km (167 miles)
Tanalian River, 269 km (167 miles)
Summit Creek, 296 km (184 miles)

Streams in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Squaw Creek, 245 km (152 miles)
Tazlina River, 253 km (157 miles)
Squirrel Creek, 254 km (158 miles)
Slate Creek, 284 km (176 miles)

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Tiekel Cache, 247 km (154 miles)
Squirrel Creek Campground, 254 km (158 miles)

Lakes in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Birch Lake, 260 km (162 miles)

Capes in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Tanalian Point, 268 km (166 miles)

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