Alaska Gazetteer
Halleck Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Halleck Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Halleck Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 11 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Major General Henry Wager Halleck, 1815-72, USA, then in command at Sitka. General Halleck upon graduating from West Point was appointed to the Corps of Engineers. During the Civil War he was commander in chief of the Union armies from 1862 to 1864, when he was replaced by General U. S. Grant. He was in command of the military division of the Pacific, 1865-69. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.2216682434 |
| Longitude: | -135.447494507 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Halleck Island: Halleck 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 Halleck Island does not include property ownership information.
