Caines Head State Recreation Area
Caines Head State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort McGilvray.
Fort McGilvray
Fort
Fort McGilvray was a United States military fortification located on Caines Head, a cliff 650 feet above Resurrection Bay south of Seward, Alaska. The United States Army established a series of defensive positions along the coast of the bay during World War II to defend Seward against a possible Japanese invasion.
Caines Head State Recreation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.00131° or 60° 0′ 5″ north
Longitude
-149.40997° or 149° 24′ 36″ west
Elevation
358 feet (109 metres)
Open location code
93GG2H2R+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
GeoNames ID
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