Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Sun Lake
Sun Lake, Alaska
54 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.14 degrees N, 142.53 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 Sun Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 196 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 1.5 mi | 87 acres |
| Logging Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 2.1 mi | 115 acres |
| Porcupine Grass Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 2.7 mi | 184 acres |
| Gasoline Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 2.9 mi | 925 acres |
| Long Fred Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 3.0 mi | 129 acres |
| Louie Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 3.5 mi | 100 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sun Lake
How Big Is Sun Lake?
Sun Lake covers 54 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 33767145). Verified October 30, 2026.