Sand Lake

In Anchorage, , 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 .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska and Lumen Christi High School.

Hindu temple
The is a in . Inaugurated in 1999, it is the first Hindu temple in Alaska. Its main deity is Ganesha. The temple also has the sacred images of Durga and Rama.

School
is a private Roman Catholic high school located in , , . The school has a student body of 138 students, with 299 alumni as of 2025. It is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Anchorage.

was a National Guard of the United States facility in . The 127-acre facility adjacent to and south of Ted Stevens International Airport was home to the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard until that unit moved to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in February 2011.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spenard.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood in the , , and was historically a separate city from Anchorage. The road that bears its name, Road, begins at at its southern end, and continues north toward downtown before ending at Westchester Lagoon, where it turns and becomes part of I Street. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sand Lake.

Sand Lake

Latitude
61.15115° or 61° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
-149.96558° or 149° 57′ 56″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
93HG522M+FQ
Geo­Names ID
5873344
Wiki­data ID
Q7415823
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