Information About

Tenakee Springs

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 46' 50.999" N,
135 ° 13' 8" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Elevation

82 ft (24.99 m)

Tenakee Springs in Detail.

About

On the N side of Tenakee Inlet, in the central eastern part of Chichagof Island, 50 mi NNE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Local name derived from "Tenakee," the former name of a cannery located 4 miles to the east. Tenakee Springs is a health resort because of the warm springs located here. It has a wharf, store, cafe, crab cannery, (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1962, p. 145) and a post office, established here in 1903, called "Tenakee," but the name was changed to Tenakee Springs in April 1928. It was called "Hoonah Hot Springs" by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 163).

Topo Maps

Sitka D-4 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-4 (1955), Sitka D-4 (1955), Sitka D-4 (1997), Sitka D-4 SW (2017),

Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Snow Goose, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, American Crow, Glaucous-winged Gull, White-winged Crossbill, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Common Murre, Bonaparte's Gull, Rufous Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Long-tailed Duck, Black-legged Kittiwake, Varied Thrush, Townsend's Warbler, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Fox Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Common Merganser, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pacific Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, Mallard, Barrow's Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Eurasian Collared Dove, Spotted Sandpiper, Marbled Murrelet, Common Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Fork-tailed Storm-petrel, Pelagic Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Steller's Jay, Common Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Violet-green Swallow, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Wilson's Warbler

Places Near Tenakee Springs

Archipelagos:

Redcliff Islands,

Bars:

Cozian Reef, Tenakee Reef,

Bays:

Cedar Cove, Coffee Cove, Corner Bay, Crab Bay, Fin Cove, Freshwater Bay, Kadashan Bay, Pavlof Harbor, Saltery Bay, Sunshine Cove, Trap Bay,

Capes:

Cannery Point, Columbia Point, East Point, Hill Point, Sunny Point, West Point,

Cities:

Tenakee Springs,

Dams:

Corner Bay Dam,

Islands:

Broad Island, Cedar Island, East Redcliff Island, Grave Island, Heidi Rock, Little Cedar Island, Pinnacle Rock, Rainier Island, Strawberry Island, West Redcliff Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Mountain Ranges:

Moore Mountains,

Rivers:

Indian River, Kadashan River, Pavlof River, Salmon River,

Streams:

Corner Creek, Freshwater Creek, Harley Creek, Hook Creek, Kennel Creek, North Fork Freshwater Creek, Seal Creek, Small Creek, Tonalite Creek,

Valleys:

Indian River Valley,

Cities:

Cannery, Freshwater Bay,