Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery (FG ID #109409). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Fort Richardson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Richardson
- Eagle River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <3>
- Wilson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Village
- Artesian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian Village
- Anchorage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <3>
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
- Spenard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spenard
- Chugiak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugiak
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugiak <3>
- Knik
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Point MacKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point MacKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point MacKenzie
- Knik - Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview
- Big Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <3>
- Indian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <3>
- Wasilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <3>
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
- Gateway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Meadow Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
- Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes
- Tanaina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Sunrise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Girdwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdwood
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girdwood <3>
- Butte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Alyeska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Palmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.2754, Longitude: -149.6603 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |