Information About

Nichols Hills

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nichols Hills on The Map

Location

58 ° 33' 46.001" N,
158 ° 47' 7.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Ekuk

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Nichols Hills in Detail.

About

on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, W of Nichols Spit, 36 mi. SW of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Named in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) probably for Commander Henry Ezra Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hassler, who wrote a revised edition of the 1891 Coast Pilot. A descriptive name "Ushki," meaning "Ears," was given by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).