Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / Distin Lake
Distin Lake, Alaska
799 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.63 degrees N, 134.38 degrees W - Hoonah-Angoon County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Distin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 46 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 1.2 mi | 619 acres |
| Lake Guerin | Hoonah-Angoon | 2.9 mi | 413 acres |
| Thayer Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 3.4 mi | 2,849 acres |
| McKinney Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 3.9 mi | 319 acres |
| Fresh Water Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 4.5 mi | 208 acres |
| Coo Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.9 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{28222371-2B69-4120-AE8B-1ACA1591AE92}
CountyHoonah-Angoon
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.6308, -134.3829
Questions About Distin Lake
How Big Is Distin Lake?
Distin Lake covers 799 acres in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Thayer Lake is the largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County, at 2,849 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID {28222371-2B69-4120-AE8B-1ACA1591AE92}). Verified October 30, 2026.