Dove Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Dove Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Dove Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Jamestown Bay, 2 mi. SE of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Named by U.S. Navy (USN) in 1880 for ""Mr. Dove,"" who was employed on the U.S.S. Jamestown that year. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 144)." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.0402793884 |
Longitude: | -135.290557861 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dove Island: Dove 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 Dove Island does not include property ownership information.
Goddard, AK
(14.5 miles SSW) |
Baranof, AK
(17.5 miles ENE) |