Alaska Gazetteer
Guide Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Guide Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Guide Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | at S entrance to Hayward Strait, Sitka Sound, 9 mi. NW of Sitka; Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile long. |
| History: | "an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397 as ""Os(trov) Ukazatel."" This island was originally named ""Krestovskoy,"" meaning ""cross,"" in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasilliev the first; published as such by Sarichev (1826, map 19). in 1882 on British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 2431 as ""Index Islet.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1337013245 |
| Longitude: | -135.52180481 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Guide Island: Guide 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 Guide Island does not include property ownership information.
