Information About

Sitkoh

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 28' 0.001" N,
134 ° 52' 9.998" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Sitkoh in Detail.

About

former Indian village on Chichagof I., on Point Craven at mouth of Sitkoh Bay, 6 mi. E of Todd, Alex. Arch.

History

Tlingit Indian name of a village once located here. "It was to a stockade behind a steep detached rock in this vicinity, according to Lisianski, that the natives retreated after their defeat at Sitka by the Russians in 1804." There were some Indian houses here in 1883. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, (1883, p. 178).

Topo Maps

Sitka B-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka B-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-3 (1997), Sitka B-3 NW (2017),
Places Near Sitkoh
Cities:

Sitkoh,

Archipelagos:

Eva Islands,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

The Basin, Basket Bay, Echo Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Little Basket Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, Lindenberg Head, North Point, Parker Point, Peninsular Point, Portage Point, South Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Dams:

Kennel Creek Dam,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, Pond Island, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Basket Lake, Kook Lake, Sitkoh Lake,

Rivers:

Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Cutthroat Creek, Kook Creek, Sitkoh Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities:

Chatham, Todd,