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Homer, Alaska Homer is a town located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2004, the population was 3,726. Geography Homer is located at 59°38'35" North, 151°31'33" West (59.643059, -151.525900)GR1. Homer is on the shore of Kachemak Bay on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its most distinguishing feature is the Homer Spit, a narrow 7 km (4.5 mile) long gravel bar that extends into the bay, on which is located the Homer Harbor. Much of the coastline as well as the Homer Spit sank dramatically during the Good Friday Earthquake in March of 1964. After the earthquake, very little vegetation was able to survive on the Homer Spit. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 58.1 km sq (22.4 mi sq). 27.4 km sq (10.6 mi sq) of it is land and 30.7 km sq (11.9 mi sq) of it is water. The total area is 52.83% water. Education The Homer Public Library has enthusiastic support from the Friends of the Homer Library, established in 1948, which raised funds and support for a new library building, to be opened September 16, 2006. The Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College provides post-secondary education, as well as ESL and GED training to the community of Homer. Media Homer has two newspapers, the Homer Tribune, an independent paper established in 1991, and the Homer News, a weekly owned by Morris Communications. Popular culture According to a report on the April 17th, 2006 edition of The Daily Show, it was satirically reported that Homer had been overpopulated by bald eagles due in large part by Jean Keene, known as the "Eagle Lady" who feeds 200 to 300 eagles about 500 pounds of fish daily The above article in gray is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It is from Wikipedia article Homer, Alaska   New! Hometown USA Photo Sharing Photo Galleries These photo galleries are available for you to share, view and post pictures such as: Pictures depicting what life is like in your hometown> Photos of scenes or scenery in your hometown Pictures that you want to share with your friends and family Commercial photos - real estate, store fronts, etc. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Vacation photos to share School academic and sporting event photos Deployed military personal photos to share with friends and family back home. Much more...

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