Coghlan Island is a physical feature (island) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Coghlan Island places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Coghlan Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Stephens Passage, at entrance to Auke Bay, 1.2 mi. S of Fairhaven and 11 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 1 mile long. |
History: | Named in 1885 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Commander Joseph Bullock Coghlan (1843-19 08), who commanded the U.S.S. Adams in a survey of this area in 1883-1884 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 12). |
Borough: | Juneau Borough |
Latitude: | 58.3533325195 |
Longitude: | -134.697219849 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Coghlan Island: Coghlan Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Coghlan Island does not include property ownership information.
Fairhaven, AK
(1.9 miles N) Auke Bay, AK (2.4 miles NNE) Lena Beach, AK (3.4 miles NNW) Tee Harbor, AK (4.5 miles NNW) Mendenhaven, AK (5.5 miles ENE) |
Mendenhall Valley, AK
(5.5 miles ENE) Lemon Creek, AK (7.2 miles E) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (7.5 miles E) Saint Terese, AK (8.8 miles NNW) Funter, AK (9.9 miles SW) |