Alaska Gazetteer
Sentinel Rock is a physical feature (bar) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Sentinel Rock places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sentinel Rock |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | in Western Channel, Sitka Sound, 2.5 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Name given by the U.S. Navy in 1879 and published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 140). This rock ""is the southernmost islet on the west side of Western Channel,"" therefore the name." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0475006104 |
| Longitude: | -135.407226562 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sentinel Rock: Sentinel 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 Sentinel Rock does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (14.7 miles S) |
