Information About

Payne Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Payne Island on The Map

Location

56 ° 56' 35.002" N,
134 ° 7' 31.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

184 ft (56.08 m)

Payne Island in Detail.

About

Largest of the Keku Islands, 11.6 km (7.2 mi) SW of Kake, Alex. Arch.

History

Named for Judge Payne, who had operated a fox farm on the island.

Topo Maps

Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander D-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander D-1 (1997), Port Alexander D-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Payne Island
Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands, Keku Islets,

Areas:

Pinta Rocks,

Bars:

West Pinta Rocks,

Bays:

Cedar Bight, Chapin Bay, Gil Harbor, Halleck Harbor, Kadake Bay, Saginaw Bay, Security Bay,

Capes:

Point Macartney, Point Napean, Point White, Point Lookout, Cape Bendel, Cornwallis Point, Expedition Point, Pin Point, Retaliation Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point,

Channels:

Keku Strait, South Passage,

Cities:

Kake,

Cliffs:

Fossil Bluffs,

Dams:

City of Kake Dam, Old Kake Dam,

Islands:

Burnt Island, Cam Island, Clark Island, Cleft Island, Eva Island, Grave Island, Hare Island, Hound Island, Keku Islands, Kousk Island, Mosquito Islands, Payne Island, Sachem Island, Turnabout Island,

Lakes:

Cool Lake, Ledge Lake,

Pillars:

East Pinta Rocks,

Reserves:

Tongass National Forest,

Streams:

Dean Creek, Gunnuk Creek, Kadake Creek, Little Gunnuk Creek, Saginaw Creek, Small Point White Creek, Straight Creek,