Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Spectacle Lake
Spectacle Lake, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
496 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.20 degrees N, 154.83 degrees W - Lake and Peninsula 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 Spectacle Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 119 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 3.4 mi | 379 acres |
| Emerald Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 8.2 mi | 99 acres |
| Iron Springs Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 9.7 mi | 214 acres |
| Battle Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 9.9 mi | 3,214 acres |
| Gibraltar Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 12 mi | 3,145 acres |
| McNeil Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 12 mi | 772 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Spectacle Lake
How Big Is Spectacle Lake?
Spectacle Lake covers 496 acres in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake and Peninsula County?
Iliamna Lake is the largest lake in Lake and Peninsula County, at 654,518 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 35616386). Verified October 30, 2026.