Dry Creek

Dry Creek is a stream in Denali, Alaska. Dry Creek is situated nearby to the town Healy, as well as near the hamlet Lignite.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Healy River Airport and Dry Creek Archeological Site.

Healy River Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Z thomas, CC BY 4.0.

Healy River Airport is a state owned, public use airport serving Healy, a community located in the Denali Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Dry Creek Archeological Site

Archaeological site

Photo: National Park Service, Alaska Region, Public domain.

The Dry Creek Archeological Site is located on the northern flanks of the Alaska Range, near Healy, Alaska, in the Nenana River watershed, not far outside Denali National Park and Preserve. Dry Creek Archeological Site is situated 2 miles northwest of Dry Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Healy and Suntrana.

Healy

Town

Photo: jkbrooks85, CC BY 2.0.

Healy is a census-designated place and the borough seat of Denali Borough, Alaska. The population was 966 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,021 in 2010. Healy is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dry Creek.

Suntrana

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Suntrana was an unincorporated community in eastern Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. It is located within the census-designated place of Healy. It lies off the George Parks Highway south of the city of Anderson, and on the northeastern edge of Denali National Park and Preserve. Suntrana is situated 4½ miles southeast of Dry Creek.

Dry Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Hutogheelonh No‘” and “Xutogheedhonh No‘”
Category: body of water
Location: Denali, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

63.88632° or 63° 53′ 11″ north

Longitude

-148.98056° or 148° 58′ 50″ west

Elevation

1,237 feet (377 metres)

Open location code

93MHV2P9+GQ

GeoNames ID

5861009

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