Alaska Gazetteer
Hesketh Island is a physical feature (island) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Hesketh Island places it within the AK 99603 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hesketh Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | on S shore of Kachemak Bay, Kenai Peninsula, 0.5 mi. SW of Yukon I. and 8 mi. SW of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 1.2 miles long. |
| History: | "Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880, for Sir Thomas Hesketh ""who in his yacht, the Lancashire Witch, visited Cook Inlet in 1880.""" |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5072212219 |
| Longitude: | -151.514160156 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hesketh Island: Hesketh 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 Hesketh Island does not include property ownership information.
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