Alaska Gazetteer
Camp Coogan Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Camp Coogan Bay places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Camp Coogan Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 4.5 mi. SE of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 0.2 mile wide. |
| History: | "Named about 1871 for Michael Coogan, a soldier with Battery I, Second U.S. Artillery, who in 1871 was reported to have been detailed to extra duty in charge of a wood party. He established a wood-cutting camp on the bay. The Russians called it ""B(ukhta) Kadyakskaya"" or ""Kadyak Bay"" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 38)." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0058326721 |
| Longitude: | -135.231674194 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Camp Coogan Bay: Camp Coogan Bay.
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 Camp Coogan Bay does not include property ownership information.
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Goddard, AK
(12.9 miles SSW) |
Baranof, AK
(16.1 miles ENE) |
