Girdwood, Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States
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- Girdwood
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- On Seward Highway and The Alaska Railroad, on NE shore of Turnagain Arm, 11 mi. NE of Sunrise and 35 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.
- Named for James E. Girdwood, a miner, who came to the area in 1896 (DeArmond, 1962, p. 40-41). The Girdwood post office was established in 1907 (Ricks, 1965, p. 23).
- 60.942500060° 56' 33.0"N-149.1663889149° 09' 59.0"W
- Alyeska 2.3 mi. NE
- Sunrise (Kenai Peninsula Borough) 9.6 mi. SW
- Indian 12 mi. W
- Silvertip (Kenai Peninsula Borough) 14.9 mi. SW
- Sunrise (Kenai Peninsula Borough) 9.3 mi. W
- Point Comfort (Kenai Peninsula Borough) 9.6 mi. SW
- 11 m
- 534583132
- Updated Apr 19, 2020