Alaska Gazetteer
Hayward Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Hayward Strait places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hayward Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Sitka Sound and Krestof Sound, 10 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "named in 1787 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock, for Samuel Hayward, his third mate, who was the first white man to pass through this Strait (Wagner, 1937, p. 391). feature into two parts calling the northern part ""Sukoi Inlet"" and the sourthern part ""Hayward."" in 1850 called it ""Proliv Sukhoy,"" meaning ""dry strait.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1455574036 |
| Longitude: | -135.546951294 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hayward Strait: Hayward Strait.
