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Kanulik

Ghost town · Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska

Nushagak Bay D-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:63,360)
Nushagak Bay D-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kanulik is a ghost town in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 17 former communities in Dillingham (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kanulik as a historical populated place on the Nushagak Bay D-2 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 58.9667° N, 158.4667° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNushagak Bay D-2 NE
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townDillingham, AK
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1895048
Coordinates58.96667, -158.46667

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What's there now

Kanulik is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dillingham, AK (population 2,084), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 16 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Kanulik?

Kanulik is in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska, at 58.9667, -158.4667.

How many ghost towns are in Dillingham (CA) County?

Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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