Nicholson Rock

Nicholson Rock is an islet in Sitka, Southeastern Alaska.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Japonski Island and Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church.

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.

Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church

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. Saint Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church 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″ north

Longitude

-135.38832° or 135° 23′ 18″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

94962JV6+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1187975530

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5556012

Wikidata ID

Q49619617

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In Other Languages

“Nicholson Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Nicholson Rocks”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Goddard Hot Springs and Baranof Warm Springs.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirushkin Island and Mogilnoi Island.

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