Information About

Fair Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fair Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 35' 35.002" N,
133 ° 2' 57.998" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

95 ft (28.96 m)

Fair Island in Detail.

About

between Beecher Pass and Duncan Canal, 16 mi. SW of Petersburg, on N coast of Worwodski I., Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes; name published in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 705.

Places Near Fair Island
Cities:

Tonka,

Archipelagos:

Castle Islands, Level Islands,

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, McArthur Reef, Midway Rock, North Ledge, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Bains Cove, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Duncan Bay, Long Pond, McDonald Arm, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Boulder Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Indian Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Low Point, Mitchell Point, Mountain Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Turn Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Whiskey Pass, Wrangell Narrows,

Dams:

Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Castle Island, Big Level Island, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Foremost Rock, Green Rocks, Grief Island, High Castle Island, Jewell Island, Kah Sheets Island, Keene Island, Little Level Island, Little Saltery Island, Lung Island, Northerly Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Rookery Island, Southerly Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Kah Sheets Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,

Mountains:

Sumner Mountains, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough, Mitchell Slough, Ohmer Slough,

Rivers:

Castle River,

Streams:

Colorado Creek, Duncan Creek, Falls Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Middle Creek, Petersburg Creek, Spirit Creek, Taain Creek, Twin Creek,

Routes:

Duncan Canal Portage, Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail, Raven Trail,

Valleys:

Big Gulch,

Cities:

Doyhof, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay,