Information About

Fairway Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 26' 29" N,
134 ° 52' 17" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Elevation

85 ft (25.91 m)

Fairway Island in Detail.

About

at E end of Peril Strait, 1.5 mi. S of Point Craven, 6 mi. SW of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225.

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Fairway Island

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Little Basket Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, North Point, Parker Point, Peninsular Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff,

Dams:

Kennel Creek Dam,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, Pond Island, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Basket Lake, Goat Lake, Sitkoh Lake,

Rivers:

Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Cutthroat Creek, Sitkoh Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities: