Information About

Target Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 32' 25.001" N,
134 ° 25' 23.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Target Island in Detail.

About

in Mitchell Bay, 6.5 mi. NE of Angoon, on central Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), because "target practice was held here." The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 159).

Topo Maps

Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Target Island

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Kiuchman Rock, Lone Rock, Rose Rock,

Bays:

False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Mitchell Bay, North Arm Hood Bay, South Arm Hood Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Admiralty Island, Admiralty Island, Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Kinchman Rock, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock, Woodchoppers Island,

Lakes:

Coo Lake, Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Lake Guerin, Hasselborg Lake, Jims Lake, Kanalku Lake, McKinney Lake, Salt Lake, Sikady Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Botany Peak, Kanalku Mountain, Middle Mountain, Soapberry Mountain, Thayer Mountain, Thayer Peak, Yellow Bear Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Hasselborg Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Hasselborg-Beaver Trail, Hasselborg-Guerin Trail, Hasselborg-McKinney Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

Waterfalls:

The Falls,