Nicholson Rock
Nicholson Rock is an islet in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Japonski Island and Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Japonski Island
Island
Japonski Island is a small island in the city of Sitka in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies across the Sitka Channel from Sitka's central business district.
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966. Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel is situated 2 miles east of Nicholson Rock.
Castle Hill
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Hill also known as the American Flag-Raising Site and now as the Baranof Castle State Historic Site, is a National Historic Landmark and state park in Sitka, Alaska. Castle Hill is situated 2 miles east of Nicholson Rock.
Nicholson Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: shoal, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.04391° or 57° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
-135.38832° or 135° 23′ 18″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
94962JV6+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1187975530OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5556012Wikidata ID
Q49619617
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In Other Languages
“Nicholson Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nicholson Rocks”
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Localities in the Area
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