History of Heather Island

Named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899; "so named because heather, a species of heath (Calluna Vulgaris), grows on the island."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Heather Island

Bligh Reef,

Chamberlain Bay, Columbia Bay, Eagle Bay, Emerald Cove, Finski Bay, Granite Cove, Growler Bay, Heather Bay, Heather Bay, Jackson Cove, Jackson Hole, Jade Harbor, Long Bay, Useless Cove,

Point Freemantle, Bull Head, Cave Point, Elder Point, Elf Point, Finski Point, Flent Point, Long Point, Slipper Point,

Lutris Pass,

First Branch Columbia Glacier (not official),

Glacier Island, Growler Island, Heather Island, Reef Island, Schrader Island,

Boreas Lake, Kadin Lake, Lake Number One, Terentiev Lake,

Mount Freemantle, Great Nunatak, Round Mountain,

Number One River,

Jackson Hole Portage, Lookout and Panorama Point Trail,