WayfarrowKakhonak Bay
Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
Kakhonak Bay is a ghost town in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska. It is one of 9 former communities in Lake and Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kakhonak Bay as a historical populated place on the Iliamna B-5 NE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 59.4983° N, 154.5711° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Iliamna B-5 NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 100 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kokhanok, AK |
| Distance to it | 8.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1404335 |
| Coordinates | 59.49833, -154.57111 |
What's there now
Kakhonak Bay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kokhanok, AK (population 91), about 8.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 100 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Napaimuteghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 11.3 mi
- Hedlundsghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 21.9 mi
- Chekokghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 22.9 mi
- Chenikghost town · Kenai Peninsula County · 24.9 mi
Questions
Where is Kakhonak Bay?
Kakhonak Bay is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 59.4983, -154.5711.
How many ghost towns are in Lake and Peninsula County?
Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.