Kachemak Selo, Alaska

Kachemak Selo (Russian: Качемак Село) is a small unincorporated community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Located on the Kenai Peninsula, it lies roughly 30 miles east of Homer. The community is one of several settlements of Russian Old Believers in the Fox River area. There are about 160 residents.^[1] The only land access is by driving east of Homer to Voznesenka and descending a steep switchback trail to the beach, then traveling about 1 mile up the beach to reach Kachemak Selo.

Geography

Kachemak Selo is located at 59°47′29″N 151°4′29″W / 59.79139°N 151.07472°W / 59.79139; -151.07472 (59.79148, -151.07465).

References

↑ Alaska Department of Commerce report on Kachemak Selo water system

Municipalities and communities of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

Borough seat: Soldotna

Cities	Homer Kachemak Kenai Seldovia Seward Soldotna

CDPs	Anchor Point Bear Creek Beluga Clam Gulch Cohoe Cooper Landing Crown Point Diamond Ridge Fox River Fritz Creek Funny River Halibut Cove Happy Valley Hope Kalifornsky Kasilof Lowell Point Miller Landing Moose Pass Nanwalek Nikiski Nikolaevsk Ninilchik Point Possession Port Graham Primrose Ridgeway Salamatof Seldovia Village Sterling Sunrise Tyonek

Unincorporated communities	Jakolof Bay Kachemak Selo Lawing Razdolna Voznesenka

Coordinates: 59°48′00″N 151°03′30″W / 59.80000°N 151.05833°W / 59.80000; -151.05833

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.