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Around Diamond Ridge ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Homer. It lies immediately south of Diamond Ridge. Homer has a population of 6,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Kachemak. It lies just east of Diamond Ridge and has a population of 490 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Diamond Ridge, with the nearest first.

  • Homer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Millers Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kachemak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kachemak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachemak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
    • Kachemak has also been known as:
    • Kachemak City
  • Nikolaevsk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fritz Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anchor Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halibut Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seldovia Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jakolof Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakolof Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakolof Bay
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    • Seldovia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Fox River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
    • Port Graham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nanwalek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ninilchik
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Ridge ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Diamond Ridge.

Airports Near Diamond Ridge ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Diamond Ridge and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Diamond Ridge.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Diamond Ridge.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Diamond Ridge), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.









 

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