Alaska Gazetteer
Whitestone Rock is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Whitestone Rock places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Whitestone Rock |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Neva Strait, on NW coast of Baranof I., 16 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Local name given about 1880 and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 156). The name is probably derived from Whitestone Narrows where the rock is located. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.2472229004 |
| Longitude: | -135.5625 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Whitestone Rock: Whitestone Rock.
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 Whitestone Rock does not include property ownership information.
