Battery Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Battery Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Battery Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | 1.5 mi. W of Sitka, in Sitka Sound, Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile wide. |
History: | "Name published in 1883 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was called ""O(strov) Bataryeynyy"" meaning ""battery island"" by the Russians in 1809, (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 1883, p. 141)." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.0591659546 |
Longitude: | -135.379714966 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Battery Island: Battery 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 Battery Island does not include property ownership information.
Goddard, AK (15.5 miles S) |