Homer is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 218 mi (351 km) southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2020 Census, the population is 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".
Downtown Homer seen from Beluga Slough
Homer Airstrip, 1942
Homer City Hall, located on Pioneer Avenue
Landmark: the Salty Dawg Saloon
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010. The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the census-designated place of Kalifornsky.
Image: Overhead view of Homer and Kachemak Bay
Image: Sunrise on Kachemak Bay
Image: Kenai River Alaska
Image: Coral Seymour Ballpark