Alaska Gazetteer
Highwater Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Highwater Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Highwater Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Neva Strait, 0.7 mi. S of Saint John Baptist Bay, off Baranof I., 18 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Descriptive name given in 1884 as Highwater Ilet by Commander Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN), because at low water it is no longer and island or islet, but it is then connected to the east shore. The name was published by US@C&GS in 1891 Coast Pilot. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.281665802 |
| Longitude: | -135.596664429 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Highwater Island: Highwater 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 Highwater Island does not include property ownership information.
