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1987 Map of Seldovia C-4 NW

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Seldovia C-4 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Homer and the surrounding coastline of the Kenai Peninsula are captured in the late 1980s, documenting a landscape where residential expansion meets rugged natural features. The town’s relationship with Kachemak Bay is central, with development concentrated along the northern shore and the iconic Homer Spit extending into the water. Settlement patterns at this time show clusters of activity at Kachemak City and Millers Landing, connected by roads like Skyline Drive that follow the contours of the high ground above the bay.

Upland terrain is defined by Ohlson Mountain and Crossman Ridge, where drainage systems such as Twitter Creek and Bridge Creek carve through the landscape. The infrastructure supporting this growing community is evident through the Municipal Airport, a Heliport, and various transmission lines. Notable canyon systems, including Thurston Canyon and Neilson Canyon, descend toward the coast, illustrating the steep topography that constrains development to the narrow coastal shelf and plateaus.