Alaska Gazetteer
Usher Rock is a physical feature (bar) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Usher Rock places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Usher Rock |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | in Western Channel, Sitka Sound, 2 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch |
| History: | Named in 1879 by the U. S. Navy for Lieutenant Nathaniel R. Usher, U.S. Navy (USN), then on duty at Sitka. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 140). |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0550003052 |
| Longitude: | -135.39805603 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Usher Rock: Usher 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 Usher Rock does not include property ownership information.
| Goddard, AK (15.2 miles S) |
