Sand Lake, Anchorage

Name: Sand Lake
Address: Anchorage, United States

#54 among attractions in Anchorage

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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In Anchorage, Alaska, Sand Lake is the area surrounding Sand Lake, a stocked lake in the southwest part of the city. It is south of the Ted Stevens International Airport and Lake Spenard. The lake itself has a surface area of 78 acres. It is one of the few big-city lakes in the world with common and Pacific loon populations. Its shores are mostly privately owned, but a small park to the northeast allows public access. Kayakers, fishermen, picnickers and birdwatchers frequent the area. ()

Elevation: 92 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 61°9'5"N, 149°57'58"W

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Sand Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dimond Center, Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Westchester Lagoon, H2Oasis Indoor Waterpark.

3.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Dimond Center, Anchorage
85 min walk • The Dimond Center is a regional shopping mall in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, located on the southwest corner of East Dimond Boulevard and the Old Seward Highway in south Anchorage.
1.8 miN
Museum, History museum
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage
47 min walk • The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.
4.1 miN
Area
Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage
104 min walk • The Westchester Lagoon is a combination of two artificial lakes which form a coastal lagoon near Downtown Anchorage, Alaska. On the lagoons western end, a raised, earthen levee offers right of way for the Alaska Railroad.
4.3 miSE
Park, Water park, Amusement park
H2Oasis Indoor Waterpark, Anchorage
109 min walk • H₂Oasis Indoor Waterpark is a 56,000 square foot indoor water park located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, just east of the Seward Highway at 1520 O'Malley Road.
5 miNE
Skyscraper, Modernist architecture
Conoco-Phillips Building, Anchorage
127 min walk • The Conoco-Phillips Building is a 22-story, 90.2 m office building begun in 1981 and completed in 1983 as the ARCO Building, at 700 G Street in downtown Anchorage, Alaska and is the tallest habitable building in both Anchorage and the state of Alaska.
5 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Convention center
Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage
128 min walk • The Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The $111 million, 200,000-square-foot facility opened in September 2008, early and within budget.
2.3 miN
61°11'3"N • 149°58'8"W
Trail Ridge Air, Anchorage
58 min walk • Hiking, Fishing charters and tours, Hiking trail
4.8 miNE
Park
Delaney Park Strip, Anchorage
124 min walk • The Delaney Park Strip is an 11-block park in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Originally a firebreak, the Park Strip would become Anchorage's first airfield.
3 miW
Park
Kincaid Park, Anchorage
77 min walk • Kincaid Park is a 1,516.78-acre municipal park in Anchorage, Alaska, located at 9401 W. Raspberry Road. The park is bounded on the south by Turnagain Arm, on the west by Knik Arm, and on the north by Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
2.4 miN
Church
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, Anchorage
62 min walk • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral of the Catholic Church is located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is the cathedral and a parish church of the Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau.
4.4 miNE
61°11'23"N • 149°51'36"W
Alaska Jewish Museum, Anchorage
113 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum