Information About

Nikiski

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 41' 25.001" N,
151 ° 17' 20" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Elevation

135 ft (41.15 m)

Nikiski in Detail.

About

On NW section of the Kenai Peninsula 15.3 km (9.5 mi) N of Kenai.

History

Former Tanaina Indian village and boat landing. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot (1964, p. 78) states that it is now a barge wharf; recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps indicated a site with two or three buildings. See Nikishka No. 3.

Topo Maps

Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1950), Kenai C-4 (1951), Kenai C-4 (1951), Kenai C-4 (1951), Kenai C-4 (1952), Kenai C-4 (1952), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai C-4 NE (1986),
Places Near Nikiski
Cities:

Shlakaq, Skittok,

Bars:

Jumbo Rock, Middle Ground Shoal, Salmo Rock,

Bays:

Big Eddy Hole, Nikiski Bay,

Beaches:

Salamatof Beach,

Capes:

Boulder Point, East Foreland,

Channels:

Gompertz Channel,

Cities:

Kenai,

Islands:

Eagle Rock,

Lakes:

Bernice Lake, Bishop Lake, Boundary Lake, Cabin Lake, Cecille Lake, Char-Vic Lake, Chickadee Lake, Chugach Estates Lake, Daniels Lake, Dogbone Lake, Douglas Lake, Ermine Lake, Every Lake, Flat Lake, Foreland Lake, Georgina Lake, Island Lake, Lake Ivanoff, Kivi Lake, Konova Lake, Konovalof Lake, Lower Salamatof Lake, Marie Lake, Parsons Lake, Puppy Dog Lake, Salamatof Lake, Suneva Lake, Thetis Lake, Timberlost Lake, Tirmore Lake, Wik Lake,

Rivers:

Kenai River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Bishop Creek, Salamatof Creek, Slikok Creek,

Cities:

Nikishka, Nikiski, Peninsula Park Estates, Port Nikiski, Ridgeway, Salamatof,