Information About

Fire Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 14' 3.001" N,
133 ° 3' 23" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Fire Island in Detail.

About

1.5 mi. N of Exchange I., in Kashevarof Passage, on N coast of Prince of Wales I.; Alex. Arch. 0.1 mile long.

History

named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1887 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 706.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg A-4 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-4 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-4 (1994), Petersburg A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Fire Island

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, McArthur Reef, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock,

Bays:

Lake Bay, California Bay, Exchange Cove, Ragged Cove, Rocky Bay, Saint John Harbor, Salmon Bay, Sarheen Cove,

Capes:

Point Nesbitt, Point Saint John, Point Barnes, Point Colpoys, Bay Point, Keg Point, Low Point, Macnamara Point, Mitchell Point, Pine Point,

Channels:

Kashevarof Passage, Ossipee Channel, Snow Passage, Whale Passage,

Islands:

Beck Island, Blashke Islands, Bluff Island, Bush Rock, Bushy Island, Coffman Island, Deer Rocks, East Island, Echo Island, Exchange Island, Fire Island, Kashevarof Islands, Mabel Island, Middle Islands, Northerly Island, Rookery Islands, Rookery Islands, Rose Island, Round Island, Shrubby Island, Southerly Island, Stevenson Island, Thorne Island, Tide Island, Vichnefski Rock, West Island,

Lakes:

Cavern Lake, Exchange Lake, Neck Lake, Salmon Bay Lake, Sink Hole Lake, Twin Island Lake,

Rapids:

Indian Creek Rapids,

Streams:

Lake Bay Creek, Big Creek, Exchange Creek, Indian Creek, Lava Creek, Mabel Creek, Salmon Creek, Squaw Creek,

Cities:

Saint John Harbor, Whale Pass,