Alaska Gazetteer
Saint John Baptist Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Saint John Baptist Bay places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Saint John Baptist Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | empties into Neva Strait, on NW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) about 1882 of the name given by the Russian pilot Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as ""Zaliv Svataya Ioanna Predtechi.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.2927780151 |
| Longitude: | -135.576385498 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Saint John Baptist Bay: Saint John Baptist 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 Saint John Baptist Bay does not include property ownership information.
