Information About

Hesketh Island

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 30' 25.999" N,
151 ° 30' 51.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Hesketh Island in Detail.

About

on S shore of Kachemak Bay, Kenai Peninsula, 0.5 mi. SW of Yukon I. and 8 mi. SW of Seldovia, Chugach Mts. 1.2 miles long.

History

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880, for Sir Thomas Hesketh "who

Topo Maps

Seldovia C-5 (1946), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia C-5 (1951), Seldovia C-5 (1961), Seldovia C-5 (1961), Seldovia C-5 (1961), Seldovia C-5 (1961), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia C-5 SE (1987),
Places Near Hesketh Island
Cities:

Ostrovski,

Bars:

Archimandritof Shoals, Homer Spit, Lancashire Rocks, MacDonald Spit, McKeon Rock,

Bays:

China Poot Bay, Coal Bay, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak Bay, Kasitsna Bay, Little Tutka Bay, Mud Bay, Neptune Bay, Sadie Cove, San Juan Cove, Seldovia Bay, Silver Creek, Tutka Bay, Tutka Bay Lagoon,

Beaches:

Shingle Beach,

Capes:

Anisom Point, Barabara Point, Coal Point, Nubble Point, Seldovia Point, Watch Point,

Channels:

Eldred Passage,

Cities:

Homer, Seldovia,

Cliffs:

Bluff Point, Gray Cliff, Red Bluff,

Dams:

Fish Creek Dam, Seldovia Upper Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kaneq,

Flats:

McKeon Flats,

Islands:

Aleutika Island, Camel Rock, Cohen Island, Cronin Island, Grass Island, Gull Island, Herring Islands, Hesketh Island, Mermaid Island, Powder Island, San Juan, San Juan Island, Sixty-foot Rock, Yukon Island,

Lakes:

Beluga Lake, Bridge Creek Reservoir, Lampert Lake, Lilly Lake, Rocky Lake, Seldovia Lagoon, Seldovia Lake, Seldovia Reservoir, Trena Lake,

Mine:

Kenai Chrome Mine,

Mountains:

Lookout Mountain, Ohlson Mountain, Red Mountain,

Parks:

Mariner Park,

Mountain Passes:

Seldovia Slough,

Peaks:

Sadie Peak,

Ridges:

Crossman Ridge, Diamond Ridge, Grace Ridge,

Rivers:

Seldovia River, Windy River, Wosnesenski River,

Streams:

Barabara Creek, Bidarki Creek, Bridge Creek, Diamond Creek, Fritz Creek, Jakolof Creek, Palmer Creek, Port Dick Creek, Quiet Creek, Stonehocker Creek, Twitter Creek,

Routes:

Grace Ridge Trail, Hatchery Trail, North Sadie Knob Trail, Sadie Cove Landing Trail, Sadie Knob Spur Trail, Sea Star Cove Cabin Trail, South Sadie Knob Trail, Tutka Lake Trail, Wosnesenski River Trail,

Valleys:

Bear Canyon, Diamond Gulch, Neilson Canyon, Thurston Canyon, Waterman Canyon, Woodard Canyon,

Cities:

Diamond Ridge, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak City, Millers Landing, Seldovia Village,