Alaska Gazetteer
Hill Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Hill Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 9 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named Hills Island in 1787 by Captain N. Portlock for Robert Hill, one of his traders (Wagner, 1937,p. 462). The name was published as Hill Island by US@C&GS in 1883 Coast Pilot (p.183). Hill Island Light is on the south end of the island. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.7505569458 |
| Longitude: | -136.291671753 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hill Island: Hill 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 Hill Island does not include property ownership information.
| Sunnyside, AK (16.1 miles N) |
