Information About

Hive Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hive Island on The Map

Location

59 ° 53' 3.998" N,
149 ° 21' 56.002" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Elevation

302 ft (92.05 m)

Hive Island in Detail.

About

between Resurrection Bay and Eldorado Narrows, 17 mi. S of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

According to US@C&GS, in 1905 the local name was "Sugar Loaf Island." Surveyors of the Alaska Central RR. called it "Guard Island." The Board on Geographic Names (BGN) "officially" named it Hive to avoid duplication.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-7 (1950), Blying Sound D-7 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-7 (1953), Blying Sound D-7 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-7 NE (2017),
Places Near Hive Island
Bays:

Agnes Cove, Blying Sound, Bulldog Cove, Chat Cove, Derby Cove, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Marys Bay, Pony Cove, Resurrection Bay, Safety Cove, Sunny Cove, Talus Bay, Thumb Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Cape, Bear Glacier Point, Caines Head, Callisto Head, Cape Resurrection, The Iron Door, Lowell Point, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point, Tonsina Point,

Channels:

Cheval Narrows, Eldorado Narrows, Harding Gateway,

Dams:

Lowell Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G210790E60102N, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Barwell Island, Chat Island, Cheval Island, Fox Island, Hat Island, Hive Island, Marys Rock, No Name Island, Pilot Rock, Rugged Island, Twin Rocks,

Lakes:

Bear Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Mountain, Callisto Peak,

Parks:

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park, Sandspit Point State Marine Park, Sunny Cove State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Foundary Peak, Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Kenny Baker, Lowell Peak, Santa Ana Peak,

Streams:

Fourth of July Creek, Godwin Creek, Likes Creek, Lowell Creek, Spring Creek, Spruce Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Loop Trail, South Beach Trail,

Cities:

Lowell Point,