Mills Island is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Mills Island places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Mills Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Krestof Sound, 12 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "This feature was named ""Mills Islet"" in 1897 by Commander E. K. Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), for a prominent Sitka merchant. It was originally called ""Ostrov Krugloy,"" meaning ""round island,"" in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.186668396 |
Longitude: | -135.565002441 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mills Island: Mills 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 Mills Island does not include property ownership information.